portrayal
English Thesaurus
1. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | impression, |
| definition | : | an impressionistic portrayal of a person (noun.act) |
2. representation by drawing or painting etc (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | portraiture, |
| definition | : | the activity of making portraits (noun.act) |
3. any likeness of a person, in any medium (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | likeness, semblance, |
| definition | : | picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | half-length, |
| definition | : | a portrait showing the body from only the waist up (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | self-portrait, |
| definition | : | a portrait of yourself created by yourself (noun.artifact) |
4. a representation by picture or portraiture (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | representational process, |
| definition | : | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | mirror, |
| definition | : | a faithful depiction or reflection (noun.cognition) |
5. a word picture of a person's appearance and character (noun.communication)
6. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (noun.act)
| derivation | : | impersonate, personate, pose, |
| definition | : | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | act out, enact, reenact, |
| definition | : | act out; represent or perform as if in a play (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | impersonate, portray, |
| definition | : | assume or act the character of (verb.creation) |
7. representation by drawing or painting etc (noun.act)
| derivation | : | portray, present, |
| definition | : | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | define, delineate, |
| definition | : | show the form or outline of (verb.stative) |
8. a representation by picture or portraiture (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | portray, present, |
| definition | : | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture (verb.creation) |
9. a word picture of a person's appearance and character (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | portray, |
| definition | : | portray in words (verb.communication) |
10. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (noun.act)
| derivation | : | impersonate, personate, pose, |
| definition | : | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | act out, enact, reenact, |
| definition | : | act out; represent or perform as if in a play (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | impersonate, portray, |
| definition | : | assume or act the character of (verb.creation) |
11. representation by drawing or painting etc (noun.act)
| derivation | : | portray, present, |
| definition | : | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | define, delineate, |
| definition | : | show the form or outline of (verb.stative) |
12. a representation by picture or portraiture (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | portray, present, |
| definition | : | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture (verb.creation) |
13. a word picture of a person's appearance and character (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | portray, |
| definition | : | portray in words (verb.communication) |
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