Mural vs Portrait - What's the difference?
mural | portrait |
Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall.
* Milton
* Evelyn
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep.
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
* Sir J. Reynolds
(figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
As nouns the difference between mural and portrait
is that mural is a large painting, usually drawn on a wall while portrait is a painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.As adjectives the difference between mural and portrait
is that mural is of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall while portrait is representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.As a verb portrait is
to portray; to draw.mural
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Adjective
(-)- a mural quadrant
- Disburden'd Heav'n rejoiced, and soon repair'd / Her mural breach
- In the nectarine and the like delicate mural fruit, the later your pruning, the better.
- a mural precipice
Derived terms
* mural circle * mural crown ----portrait
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Alternative forms
* pourtraict (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- In portraits , the grace, and, we may add, the likeness, consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature.
- The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
Antonyms
* (print mode or selection) landscape * (print mode or selection) profileAdjective
(-)- a portrait''' bust; a '''portrait statue