portrait

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders: He had his portrait painted in uniform. * a full-length portrait * a portrait painter seealsoSELF-PORTRAIT 2 a detailed description of sb/sth: a portrait of life at the French court adjective (computing) (of a page of a document) printed so that the top of the page is one of the shorter sides compareLANDSCAPE