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- DictionarySil·hou·ette/ˌsiləˈwet/
noun
- 1. the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light: "she paused to see its silhouette against the dimming sky"
verb
- 1. cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a lighter background: "the castle was silhouetted against the sky"
noun [ C or U ] uk / ˌsɪl.uˈet / us / ˌsɪl.əˈwet / Add to word list. a dark shape seen against a light surface: The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky. Paco Navarro/Blend Images/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patterns and shapes. amorphous. arabesque. argyle. asymmetrically.
Definitions of silhouette. noun. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color. see more. noun. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) see more. verb. represent by a silhouette. see more. verb. project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌˈsɪləˌwɛt/ UK.
the shape of something when the light is behind it so that you cannot see any details: He saw a woman in silhouette. silhouetted. adjective. the roofs silhouetted against the night sky. (Definition of silhouette from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
silhouette. noun. /ˌsɪluˈet/. /ˌsɪluˈet/. [countable, uncountable] the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that you see against a light background. the silhouette of chimneys and towers. The trees were black silhouettes against the pale sky.
3 days ago · noun. 1. a. an outline, esp. a profile portrait, made either by cutting from black paper and fixing on a light background, or by drawing and then filling in with a solid color. b. any dark shape or figure seen against a light background. 2. the outline of a figure, garment, etc.; contour.
1. a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a person's profile, filled in with black or another color. 2. the outline or general shape of something. 3. a dark image outlined against a lighter background. v.t. 4. to show in or as if in a silhouette.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SILHOUETTE. 1. a : a dark shape in front of a light background. [count] the silhouettes of buildings against the sky. [noncount] The buildings appeared in silhouette against the sky. b : a picture of something showing it as a dark shape on a light background.
