Thesaurus results for PORTRAITURE

portraiture

noun

ˈpȯr-trə-ˌchu̇r

Definition of portraiture

as in portrait

a vivid representation in words of someone or something the author's meticulous portraiture of a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century

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Recent Examples of portraiture His reframings reveal that those casual images contain latent portraiture with the grandeur and the power of classical paintings. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 Carter is also more than a photographer who has shot fashion spreads for Vogue, Valentino and Ralph Lauren, or whose portraiture has been featured on the covers of Essence and GQ. — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 For 40 years, the duo has influenced the visual language of contemporary fashion creating images that explore beauty, identity and the human condition via editorial, advertising, portraiture and artistic work. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Seliger is a longtime photographer for Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, who has earned national awards for his portraiture. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portraiture

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Noun

Its Romanesque façade was disguised as a grand Southern plantation—four towering white columns were erected to support a temporary façade with floral garlands, potted trees, and an enormous portrait of Leigh and Gable hung above the entrance.

— Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Those ancestral tales spill out of the bedrooms and into the surrounding landscape, with guest excursions designed around the very figures whose portraits line the walls.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of portrait

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Two days later, a neighbor’s doorbell camera picked up video of a man matching Sapov’s description approaching the victim’s door while wearing a full-face rubber mask.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
But his opening did not repeat June’s detailed discussion of a French rap video featuring fires or its explicit description of revenge against society as a motive.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of description

Noun

Despite that growing support, Bass and her allies’ negative portrayal of Raman in attack ads had an effect, as Raman’s unfavorable ratings rose month by month.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
As Vega consulted on the script, it’s widely seen as a groundbreaker of trans portrayals onscreen in the 21st century.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of portrayal

Noun

The result is a hilarious, all-too-real depiction of the existential angst that has come to plague Gen Z-ers across the globe.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Representations of fauna include horses, deer, wild oxen, and at least one bear, though identification is difficult due to the limited depiction of details such as eyes, nostrils, hooves, manes, and coats.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of depiction

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