silhouet — meaning in English

English meaning

• silhouette noun A dark solid outline or shape seen against a lighter background, showing only the outer form.

Senses

silhouet is used for these senses in English:

• silhouette An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]

silhouette — full definition

1. noun A dark solid outline or shape seen against a lighter background, showing only the outer form.
2. verb To appear or be shown as a dark outline against light.