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

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silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] n → silhouette f

vt silhouetted against → se profilant sur, se découpant contre

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silhouette [sɪluːˈɛt] n → Sihouette f, Umriss m

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

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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. 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 반면 화상(半面畵像) 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 까만 그림자 영상(映像), 그림자 그림 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