PORTRAYAL

portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

(noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

depiction, delineation, portrayal

(noun) representation by drawing or painting etc

portrait, portrayal

(noun) any likeness of a person, in any medium; “the photographer made excellent portraits”

depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal

(noun) a representation by picture or portraiture

portrayal, portraiture, portrait

(noun) a word picture of a person’s appearance and character

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

portrayal (plural portrayals)

The act of portraying.

The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

Source: Wiktionary


Por*tray"al, n.

Definition: The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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