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Effigy vs Portrait - What's the difference?

effigy | portrait |

As nouns the difference between effigy and portrait

is that effigy is a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated while portrait is a painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

As a verb portrait is

to portray; to draw.

As an adjective portrait is

representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.

effigy

English

Noun

(effigies)
  • a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  • a likeness of a person.

    • Synonyms

    * (a likeness of a person) figure, image, picture

    portrait

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pourtraict (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
  • * Sir J. Reynolds
    • In portraits , the grace, and, we may add, the likeness, consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature.
  • (figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
    • The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
  • (computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

    • Related terms

    * portray

    Antonyms

    * (print mode or selection) landscape * (print mode or selection) profile

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To portray; to draw.
    • (Spenser)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
    • a portrait''' bust; a '''portrait statue
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