Definition of PORTRAITURE

portraiture

Plural: portraitures

Noun

  • a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  • the activity of making portraits
  • A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
  • The art of painting or photographing portraits.
  • A portrait (or portraits considered as a group).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.

Synonyms

portrait, portrayal

Scrabble Score: 13

portraiture: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
portraiture: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
portraiture: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

portraiture: valid Words With Friends Word