silhouette
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4.2
- noun
- /ˌsɪl.əˈwɛt/
:
silueta
- And at night, you just see the silhouette of these trees, these branches, huge trees.
- dark silhouette
- see the silhouette
- body silhouette
And one of them is just simply a silhouette of my hairline, right?
- And one of them is just simply a silhouette of my hairline, right?
- And at night, you just see the silhouette of these trees, these branches, huge trees.
- They're available in multiple silhouettes, box briefs, long box briefs, trunks, and briefs.
- You'll see it's nice and stretchy, but it gives that nice silhouette as well.
- Take another listen to this bizarre silhouette door closing noise.
Examples
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Sarah cranes her neck and sees the dark silhouette of the Terminator coming up behind them.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's a framed silhouette of our children.
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I can kind of see a silhouette.
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Sunlight throws them in a silhouette against the glass wall at the end of the room.
Fiction book (1992) -
The silhouette vanishes into the darkness
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Layette opened the door, and Thaddeus saw the silhouette of the small woman standing in the sunlight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Pru, the sun behind her, is a forked silhouette against the blaze of the beach.
Fiction book (1990) -
The artist created a beautiful silhouette of a mountain range at sunset.
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As the sun set, the silhouette of the city skyline emerged against the colorful sky.
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I could see the silhouette of my friend standing by the window in the dim light.
Synonyms
475
1.0
The visible form of a thing or person
79
3.4
A side view showing the shape of something, for example a face or a cross section
65
2.7
A line that shows the outer shape of something
How Distinct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Silhouette comes from a French man called Étienne de Silhouette, who became known for cheap cut-out portraits that were just dark outlines; people started using his name for any simple dark shape. That's why a silhouette means a 'dark shape' or 'outline' you see against a lighter background.