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

Noun

1. the outline of a dark shape seen against a light background

2. an outline drawing, often a profile portrait, filled in with black

Verb

[-etting, -etted]

to show (something) in silhouette [after E. de Silhouette, politician]

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 1. outline, form, shape, profile, delineation

verb 2. outline, delineate, etch

Translations

silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] n → silueta;

silhouetted against → destacado sobre or contra

silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] n → silhouette f

vt silhouetted against → se profilant sur, se découpant contre

silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] n → Sihouette f, Umriss m

vt to be silhouetted against sth → sich als Silhouette gegen etw abheben

silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] n → silhouette f inv

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.buitelyntekeningصورةٌ ظِلِّيَّهсилуетsiluetasilhuetdie Silhouette,das Schattenbildσκιαγράφημαsiluetasiluettتصويرsiluettisilhouetteצְלָלִיתबाह्य रेखा दिखलाने वाला चित्रsilueta, obrissziluettprofilútlínumyndprofiloシルエット반면 화상(半面畵像)siluetassiluets; aprisessiluetsilhouetsilhuett, skyggebildesylwetkasilhuetasiluetăсилуэтsiluetaobrissiluetasilhuettโครงร่างsiluet人物素描силуетبیرونی خطوط پر مبنی شبیہ یا سایہchân dung人物素描

2 a dark image, especially a shadow, seen against the light. silhoeëtخَيال، رَسْم صورة ظِلِّيَّهочертаниеsiluetasilhuetdie Silhouetteπερίγραμμα, σιλουέταsiluetavaripiltسايهvarjokuvasilhouetteצְלָלִיתहल्की पृष्ठभूमि लिए धूमिल रूप रेखाsjenkaárnyképsiluetskuggamyndsagoma影까만 그림자 영상(映像), 그림자 그림siluetassiluetsbayangsilhouetskygge(bilde)sylwetkasilhuetasiluetăсилуэт, очертаниеsiluetaobrissiluetasilhuettภาพเงาgölge, karartı剪影силуетسفید پس منظر کے مقابل نظر آنے والی سیاہ شکل یا ہیولاhình bóng剪影