silhouette (redirected from silhouetting)

sil·hou·ette  (sl-t)

n.

1. A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

2. An outline that appears dark against a light background. See Synonyms at outline.

tr.v. sil·hou·et·ted, sil·hou·et·ting, sil·hou·ettes

To cause to be seen as a silhouette; outline: Figures were silhouetted against the setting sun.

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[French, after Étienne de Silhouette (1709-1767), French finance minister.]

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silhouette [ˌsɪluːˈɛt]

n

1. the outline of a solid figure as cast by its shadow

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an outline drawing filled in with black, often a profile portrait cut out of black paper and mounted on a light ground

vb

(tr) to cause to appear in silhouette

[named after Étienne de Silhouette (1709-67), French politician, perhaps referring to silhouettes as partial portraits, with a satirical allusion to Silhouette's brief career as controller general (1759)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	silhouette - an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) lineation, outline - the line that appears to bound an object
	2.	silhouette - a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
Verb	1.	silhouette - project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette project - project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen"
	2.	silhouette - represent by a silhouette interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

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silhouette

noun

outline, form, shape, profile, delineation The dark silhouette of the castle ruins.

verb

outline, define, delineate, etch, demarcate, delimit firefighters silhouetted against the burning wreckage

Translations

silhouette [ˌsɪluːˈet]

A. N → silueta f
in silhouette → en silueta

B. VT to be silhouetted against sth → destacarse or perfilarse en or contra algo

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silhouette [ˌsɪluˈɛt] n (= outline) → silhouette f
in silhouette → en silhouette

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silhouette

n → Silhouette f; (= picture) → Schattenriss m, → Scherenschnitt m

vt to be silhouetted against something → sich (als Silhouette) gegen or von etw abzeichnen

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silhouette [ˌsɪluːˈɛt]

1. n (gen) → sagoma; (drawing) → silhouette f inv

2. vt to be silhouetted against → stagliarsi contro

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silhouette [ˌsɪluːˈɛt]

1. n (gen) → sagoma; (drawing) → silhouette f inv

2. vt to be silhouetted against → stagliarsi contro

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silhouette

n silhouette [siluˈet]

1 an outline drawing of a person A silhouette in a silver frame hung on the wall. buitelyntekening صورةٌ ظِلِّيَّه силует silueta silhuet die Silhouette,das Schattenbild σκιαγράφημα silueta siluett تصوير siluetti silhouette צְלָלִית बाह्य रेखा दिखलाने वाला चित्र silueta, obris sziluett profil útlínumynd profilo シルエット 그림자 그림 siluetas siluets; aprises siluet silhouet silhuett, skyggebilde sylwetka silhueta siluetă силуэт silueta obris silueta silhuett โครงร่าง siluet 人物素描 силует بیرونی خطوط پر مبنی شبیہ یا سایہ chân dung 人物素描

2 a dark image, especially a shadow, seen against the light. silhoeët خَيال، رَسْم صورة ظِلِّيَّه очертание silueta silhuet die Silhouette περίγραμμα, σιλουέτα silueta varipilt سايه varjokuva silhouette צְלָלִית हल्की पृष्ठभूमि लिए धूमिल रूप रेखा sjenka árnykép siluet skuggamynd sagoma 影 그림자 siluetas siluets bayang silhouet skygge(bilde) sylwetka silhueta siluetă силуэт, очертание silueta obris silueta silhuett ภาพเงา gölge, karartı 剪影 силует سفید پس منظر کے مقابل نظر آنے والی سیاہ شکل یا ہیولا hình bóng 剪影