1. (

• portrayal ,
• portraiture ,
• portrait

) a word picture of a person's appearance and character ;

2. (

• portrayal ,
• characterization ,
• enactment ,
• personation ,

) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture ;

3. (

• depicting ,
• depiction ,
• portraying ,
• portrayal

) a representation by picture or portraiture ;

4. (

• portrait ,
• portrayal

) any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits" ;

5. (

• depiction ,
• delineation ,
• portrayal

) representation by drawing or painting etc ;