portraiture

CEFRB2

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The art of making portraits.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A portrait (or portraits considered as a group).

Examples

  • He is a master of the art of photographic portraiture.

  • The exhibition showcased beautiful examples of modern portraiture.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The art of painting or photographing portraits.

  2. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.

More examples

In context

  • The gallery specializes in classic European portraiture.

  • For, by the image of my cause, I see / The portraiture of his.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.