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Silhouette vs Stature - What's the difference?

silhouette | stature |

As nouns the difference between silhouette and stature

is that silhouette is an illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be while stature is a person or animal's natural height when standing upright.

As a verb silhouette

is to represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.

silhouette

Noun

(en noun)
  • An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
  • I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

    Verb

    (silhouett)
  • To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
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    stature

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
  • Respect coming from achievement or development.
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