frontality

noun

fron·​tal·​i·​ty ˌfrən-ˈta-lə-tē 

1

sculpture : a schematic composition of the front view that is complete without lateral movement

2

painting : the depiction of an object, figure, or scene in a plane parallel to the plane of the picture surface

Examples of frontality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The painting’s rich detail and foursquare frontality all but command attention. — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023

But with their stiff frontality, artifice, high-key colors and stylization, his figures had a strong element of abstraction. — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 20 June 2021

But his figures, with exquisite contours akin to Botticelli’s, have a blunt frontality that recalls American folk art. — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2019

Napoleon’s stature here is magnified by the hieratic frontality of his pose and the fact that the image fills almost the entire canvas. — Benjamin Shull, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for frontality

• banality
• bestiality
• brutality
• carnality
• centrality
• chirality
• duality
• fatality
• finality
• formality
• frugality
• legality