noun
- A word picture of a person's appearance and character.
- synonyms: portraiture, portrait
- Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.
- synonyms: characterization, enactment, personation
- A representation by picture or portraiture.
- synonyms: depicting, depiction, portraying
- Any likeness of a person, in any medium.
- usage: "the photographer made excellent portraits"
- synonyms: portrait
- Representation by drawing or painting etc.
- synonyms: depiction, delineation
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