portrayal
/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of portraying.
noun
The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
Example Sentences
- "1866, Charlotte Yonge, The Dove in the Eagle's Nest He had already designed the portrayal of his father as the old white king, and himself as the young white king, in a series of woodcuts illustrating the narrative which culminated in the one romance of his life, ..."
- "1909, Arnold Bennett, Literary Taste For days afterwards you will not be able to look upon a child without recalling Lamb's portrayal of the grace of childhood."
- "Dickens was the quintessential actor, luxuriating in the portrayal of his idiosyncratic characters. In contrast, more than a characterist, Poe was above all a wonderfully musical reader, […]"
- "Images of Dutchness in American visual culture and literature during the nineteenth century differed radically between portrayals of the Netherlands Dutch and those of the American Dutch."
Etymology
From portray + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/