portraiture

Definition of Portraiture in English :

1. portrait, portraiture, portrayal

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

2. portraiture

the activity of making portraits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Portraiture

noun

1.

the practice or art of making portraits

2.

a. another term for portrait (sense 1)

b.

portraits collectively

3.

a verbal description

noun

1.

the process, practice, or art of portraying

2.

a portrait

3.

portraits collectively

n.

1. The art or practice of making portraits.

2. A portrait.

3. Portraits considered as a group.