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English noun: portrayal | |||
| 1. | portrayal (communication) a word picture of a person's appearance and character | ||
| Synonyms | portrait, portraiture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting | ||
| 2. | portrayal (act) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | ||
| Synonyms | characterization, enactment, personation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acting, performing, playacting, playing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | character, impression, part, persona, role, theatrical role | ||
| 3. | portrayal (cognition) a representation by picture or portraiture | ||
| Synonyms | depicting, depiction, portraying | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | representational process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mirror | ||
| 4. | portrayal (artifact) any likeness of a person, in any medium | ||
| Samples | The photographer made excellent portraits. | ||
| Synonyms | portrait | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | likeness, semblance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | half-length, self-portrait | ||
| 5. | portrayal (act) representation by drawing or painting etc | ||
| Synonyms | delineation, depiction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pictorial representation, picturing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | portraiture | ||
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