| English noun: portraiture | |||
| 1. | portraiture (communication) a word picture of a person's appearance and character | ||
| Synonyms | portrait, portrayal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting | ||
| 2. | portraiture (act) the activity of making portraits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delineation, depiction, portrayal | ||