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1. A word picture of a person's appearance and character
   - portraiture, portrait
    
2. Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
   - characterization, enactment, personation
    
3. A representation by picture or portraiture
   - depicting, depiction, portraying
    
4. Any likeness of a person, in any medium
   - portrait
    
5. Representation by drawing or painting etc
   - depiction, delineation

Derived forms: portrayals

Type of: acting, characterisation [Brit], characterization, delineation, depiction, likeness, performing, pictorial representation, picture, picturing, playacting, playing, representational process, semblance, word picture, word-painting