toqus
Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
portrait
noun
a
picture
,
such
as
a
painting
,
drawing
,
or
photograph
,
that
shows
what
a
person
looks
like
,
usually
focusing
on
the
face
and
shoulders
•
In
the
art
gallery
,
a
young
woman
gazed
at
a
centuries-old
portrait
of
a
queen
.
In
the
art
gallery
,
a
young
woman
gazed
at
a
centuries-old
portrait
of
a
queen
.
•
A
street
artist
sketched
my
portrait
in
charcoal
while
tourists
watched
.
A
street
artist
sketched
my
portrait
in
charcoal
while
tourists
watched
.
Late
14th
c
.
from
Old
French
“
portraire
”
meaning
“
to
depict
.”
Initially
referred
to
painted
likenesses
,
later
expanding
to
photographs
.
noun
a
detailed
written
or
spoken
description
of
a
person
,
place
,
or
situation
•
The
biography
offers
a
vivid
portrait
of
the
scientist
’
s
early
life
.
The
biography
offers
a
vivid
portrait
of
the
scientist
’
s
early
life
.
•
The
documentary
painted
a
bleak
portrait
of
life
during
the
war
.
The
documentary
painted
a
bleak
portrait
of
life
during
the
war
.
Transferred
sense
from
visual
depiction
to
verbal
depiction
began
in
the
17th
c
.,
keeping
the
idea
of
capturing
a
likeness
.
trait
noun
a
particular
quality
or
characteristic
that
someone
has
in
their
personality
•
Generosity
is
a
trait
admired
by
many
people
.
Generosity
is
a
trait
admired
by
many
people
.
•
His
most
noticeable
trait
is
his
cheerful
smile
.
His
most
noticeable
trait
is
his
cheerful
smile
.
Borrowed
from
French
trait
“
line
,
feature
,”
from
Latin
tractus
“
a
drawing
out
,
line
.”
The
sense
of
“
characteristic
quality
”
arose
in
English
in
the
18th
century
.
noun
a
distinguishing
feature
of
a
plant
,
animal
,
or
thing
,
often
determined
by
genetics
•
Eye
color
is
a
genetic
trait
passed
down
from
parents
.
Eye
color
is
a
genetic
trait
passed
down
from
parents
.
•
Fast
growth
is
a
desirable
trait
in
farm
crops
.
Fast
growth
is
a
desirable
trait
in
farm
crops
.
noun
(
archaic
)
a
single
line
or
stroke
in
a
drawing
or
piece
of
writing
•
With
a
quick
trait
,
the
artist
sketched
the
mountain
’
s
outline
.
With
a
quick
trait
,
the
artist
sketched
the
mountain
’
s
outline
.
•
Each
delicate
trait
on
the
map
was
drawn
with
ink
.
Each
delicate
trait
on
the
map
was
drawn
with
ink
.
