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Definitions for Silhouette
[1] a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
[2] the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
[3] a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
[4] to show in or as if in a silhouette.
[5] Printing . to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect.
[6] the outline of a solid figure as cast by its shadow
[7] an outline drawing filled in with black, often a profile portrait cut out of black paper and mounted on a light ground
[8] (tr) to cause to appear in silhouette
Words related to Silhouette
likeness, shape, shade, portrait, shadow, contour, profile, figuration, delineation, form, line, etching, lineament, lineation
Words nearby Silhouette
silent vote, silenus, silesia, silesian, silex, silhouette, silica, silica gel, silica glass, silicate, silicates
Origin of Silhouette
1790–1800; < French à la silhouette, after Etienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French finance minister
Other words from Silhouette
un·sil·hou·et·ted , adjective
Word origin for Silhouette
C18: named after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French politician, perhaps referring to silhouettes as partial portraits, with a satirical allusion to Silhouette's brief career as controller general (1759)
Synonyms for Silhouette
contour, likeness, portrait, shade, shadow, shape, delineation, etching, figuration, form, line, lineament, lineation, profile