SILHOUETTE
Dictionary entry overview: What does silhouette mean?
• SILHOUETTE (noun)
The noun SILHOUETTE has 2 senses:
1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
Familiarity information: SILHOUETTE used as a noun is rare.
• SILHOUETTE (verb)
The verb SILHOUETTE has 2 senses:
1. project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
2. represent by a silhouette
Familiarity information: SILHOUETTE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SILHOUETTE (noun)
Meaning:
An outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("silhouette" is a kind of...):
lineation; outline (the line that appears to bound an object)
Meaning:
A drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("silhouette" is a kind of...):
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
• SILHOUETTE (verb)
Meaning:
Project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "silhouette" is one way to...):
project (project on a screen)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Represent by a silhouette
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "silhouette" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
