Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portraitlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-trait-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.

Example Sentences

"Known for his interest in capturing the peculiarities of contemporary life, often in small-scale, portraitlike works, Mr. Keigwin has now turned his attention to the Big Apple."

Etymology

From portrait + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: portrait

Inflected Forms

more portraitlike (comparative) most portraitlike (superlative)

Questions

What does portraitlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
Where does portraitlike come from?: From portrait + -like.

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