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silhouette
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.silhouettesilhouette - 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"
Verb1.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"

silhouette
Translations

silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] nsilueta;
silhouetted against → destacado sobre or contra
silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] nsilhouette f
vt silhouetted against → se profilant sur, se découpant contre
silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] nSihouette f, Umriss m
vt to be silhouetted against sth → sich als Silhouette gegen etw abheben
silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] nsilhouette f inv
vt to be silhouetted against → stagliarsi contro

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
2 a dark image, especially a shadow, seen against the light. silhoeëtخَيال، رَسْم صورة ظِلِّيَّهочертаниеsiluetasilhuetdie Silhouetteπερίγραμμα, σιλουέταsiluetavaripiltسايهvarjokuvasilhouetteצְלָלִיתहल्की पृष्ठभूमि लिए धूमिल रूप रेखाsjenkaárnyképsiluetskuggamyndsagoma까만 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

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