Akademik

portrayal

noun

1. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑characterization, ↑enactment, ↑personation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑personate (for: ↑personation), ↑enact (for: ↑enactment), ↑portray

• Hypernyms: ↑acting, ↑playing, ↑playacting, ↑performing

• Hyponyms: ↑impression, ↑character, ↑role, ↑theatrical role, ↑part, ↑persona

2. a word picture of a person's appearance and character (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑portraiture, ↑portrait

• Derivationally related forms: ↑portray (for: ↑portrait), ↑portray (for: ↑portraiture), ↑portray

• Hypernyms:

↑word picture, ↑word-painting, ↑delineation, ↑depiction, ↑picture, ↑characterization, ↑characterisation

3. a representation by picture or portraiture

• Syn: ↑depicting, ↑depiction, ↑portraying

• Derivationally related forms: ↑portray, ↑portray (for: ↑portraying), ↑depict (for: ↑depiction), ↑depict (for: ↑depicting)

• Hypernyms: ↑representational process

• Hyponyms: ↑mirror

4. representation by drawing or painting etc

• Syn: ↑depiction, ↑delineation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑portray, ↑delineate (for: ↑delineation), ↑depict (for: ↑depiction)

• Hypernyms: ↑pictorial representation, ↑picturing

• Hyponyms: ↑portraiture

5. any likeness of a person, in any medium

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the photographer made excellent portraits

• Syn: ↑portrait

• Hypernyms: ↑likeness, ↑semblance

• Hyponyms: ↑half-length, ↑self-portrait

Useful english dictionary. 2012.