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Table Of Contents:
- Silhouette as a Noun
- Definitions of "Silhouette" as a noun
- Synonyms of "Silhouette" as a noun (13 Words)
- Usage Examples of "Silhouette" as a noun
- Silhouette as a Verb
- Definitions of "Silhouette" as a verb
- Synonyms of "Silhouette" as a verb (8 Words)
- Usage Examples of "Silhouette" as a verb
- Associations of "Silhouette" (30 Words)
The synonyms of “Silhouette” are: outline, contour, contours, profile, delineation, form, shape, figure, shadow, features, lines, curves, configuration, etch, delineate, define, demarcate, delimit, mark off, trace
Silhouette as a Noun
Definitions of "Silhouette" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “silhouette” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color.
- A representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically coloured in solid black.
- The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background.
- An outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow.
Synonyms of "Silhouette" as a noun (13 Words)
configuration | The arrangement or set-up of the hardware and software that make up a computer system. The unrepeatable configuration of the stars at the moment of your birth. |
contour | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline. The road climbs steadily following the contours of the hillside. |
contours | A feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure. The contours of the melody. |
curves | A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter. |
delineation | The action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary. The artist s exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery. |
features | An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles. An expression of pleasure crossed his features. |
figure | A person seen indistinctly or from a distance. He made a figure of Santa Claus. |
form | A printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted. They are one of the best teams around on current form. |
lines | Text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen. |
outline | A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram. The chalked outline of a human body. |
profile | An analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics. A sleep profile for someone on a shift system. |
shadow | An indication that something has been present. A stranger slowly approached from the shadows. |
shape | The state of good health especially in the phrases in condition or in shape or out of condition or out of shape. He saw a shape through the mist. |
Usage Examples of "Silhouette" as a noun
- We can always use a silhouette of Father Christmas.
- She paused to see its silhouette against the dimming sky.
Silhouette as a Verb
Definitions of "Silhouette" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “silhouette” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a brighter background.
- Represent by a silhouette.
- Project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette.
Synonyms of "Silhouette" as a verb (8 Words)
define | Give a definition for the meaning of a word. The camera could define the smallest object. |
delimit | Determine the essential quality of. Agreements delimiting fishing zones. |
delineate | Describe or portray (something) precisely. His finger found a precisely outlined section delineated in red marker. |
demarcate | Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. Art was being demarcated from the more objective science. |
etch | Use the etching process to produce a print or design. The leafless branches etched against the sky. |
mark off | Make small marks into the surface of. |
outline | Draw up an outline or sketch for something. She outlined the case briefly. |
trace | Discover traces of. Trace a map of the world on to a large piece of paper. |
Usage Examples of "Silhouette" as a verb
- The castle was silhouetted against the sky.
Associations of "Silhouette" (30 Words)
alley | The area between the outfielders in left-centre or right-centre field. He took a short cut along an alley. |
ashen | (of a person’s face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness. The ashen colour of the landscape. |
black | Make something black blacken. Black looks. |
blond | A light grayish yellow to near white. Blond Scandinavians. |
brownish | Of a color similar to that of wood or earth. Where I live the soil is brownish red. |
cheerless | Gloomy; depressing. The corridors were ill lit and cheerless. |
dark | A dark colour or shade especially in a painting. Matthew flashed a dark look at her. |
darken | Tarnish or stain. The sky was darkening rapidly. |
dun | An artificial fishing fly made to resemble a dun. The dun and dreary prairie. |
dusky | Used in names of animals with dark coloration e g dusky dolphin dusky warbler. Dusky light came from a small window. |
ebony | A tree of tropical and warm temperate regions which produces ebony. His ebony hair. |
gangly | Tall and thin. |
glum | Showing a brooding ill humor- Bruce Bli. A glum hopeless shrug. |
gray | English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation was named 1905 1965. Gray flannel suit. |
grey | Showing characteristics of age especially having grey or white hair. A cold grey November day. |
lissom | Moving and bending with ease. The kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers. |
lithe | Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease. She lay gazing up at his tall lithe figure. |
magenta | A primary subtractive color for light a dark purple red color the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859 the year of the battle of Magenta. Bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta. |
maroon | Leave stranded on a desert island without resources. The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island. |
narrow | Make or become more narrow or restricted. The gap between the sexes is narrowing. |
slender | Being of delicate or slender build. Her slender neck. |
slim | A course or period of slimming. A slim chance of winning. |
stygian | Hellish- Milton. |
sullen | A sulky or depressed mood. A sullen crowd. |
svelte | (of a person) slender and elegant. She was svelte and sophisticated. |
swarthy | Naturally having skin of a dark color. A smile on his swarthy face. |
thin | Make thin or thinner. A thin book. |
thinness | The quality of a liquid substance not containing much solid. The thinness of the paper. |
tiny | A very young child. A tiny hummingbird. |
waif | A young person who is thin and looks unhealthy or uncared for. A little shop presided over by a Gothic waif in purple eyeshadow and lipstick. |