self-portrait

noun

self-por·​trait ˌself-ˈpȯr-trət How to pronounce self-portrait (audio)
-ˌtrāt
: a portrait of oneself done by oneself

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Shot all over Liverpool, London, Paris and the U.S., the mix of black-and-white and color prints includes self-portraits, intimate views of his bandmates and shots of the fandom that constantly surrounded them. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Read on for an exclusive look at Lowell’s experience in the show, in his own words: 01 of 09 Ready for My Close-Up In my dressing room, taking a self-portrait with my Hasselblad. Chris Lowell and Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Bachardy’s self-portraits and drawings of Isherwood pepper the galleries, a confluence that reveals something that should be obvious: Two portrait artists, one pictorial and the other literary, resided for decades in the same household. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Rembrandt was a casualty of the same commercial culture that produced the gallery in which his image hangs today, and his self-portrait conveys the richest and most ambivalent emotions that the collection contains. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-portrait

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-portrait was in 1822

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“Self-portrait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-portrait. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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self-portrait

noun
self-por·​trait
ˈself-ˈpōr-trət,
-ˈpȯr-,
-ˌtrāt
: a portrait of oneself made by oneself

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