portraiturePronunciation: /ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə/Definition of portraiture noun [mass noun] the art of painting or taking portraits: Ingres is a master of portraiture vivid and detailed description:his strength as a novelist lay in his portraiture of upper-class families [count noun] formal a portrait. Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, from portrait (see portrait)portraiture in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of portraiture in the US English dictionary
