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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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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