Silhouette — meaning in English
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English meaning
- silhouette noun A dark solid outline or shape seen against a lighter background, showing only the outer form.
- skyline noun The outline of buildings and other structures seen against the sky.
Senses
Silhouette 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.]
- skyline The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
silhouette — full definition
- noun A dark solid outline or shape seen against a lighter background, showing only the outer form.
- verb To appear or be shown as a dark outline against light.