Associations to the word «Portrayal»

Wiktionary

PORTRAYAL, noun. The act of portraying.
PORTRAYAL, noun. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

Dictionary definition

PORTRAYAL, noun. A word picture of a person's appearance and character.
PORTRAYAL, noun. Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.
PORTRAYAL, noun. A representation by picture or portraiture.
PORTRAYAL, noun. Any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits".
PORTRAYAL, noun. Representation by drawing or painting etc.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley