portrait

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtrɪt/

noun

  • 1a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders: a portrait of George III [as modifier]: a portrait painter
  • a representation or impression of someone or something in language or on film or television: the writer builds up a fascinating portrait of a community
  • 2 [as modifier] denoting a format of printed matter which is higher than it is wide: you can print landscape and portrait pages in the same documentCompare with landscape (sense 2 of the noun).

Derivatives

portraitist

noun
portrait (sense 1).

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French portraire 'portray'