What is the meaning of Silhouette?

An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.

  1. A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.

    A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.

    An outline of a garment as it appears on a wearer.

    A brief written description of someone or something; an outline, a sketch.

    Often followed by against or upon: to depict (oneself or someone, or something) as a silhouette (noun sense 1 or noun sense 2.1); to project (oneself or someone, or something) upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.

    To appear as a silhouette.

    silhouette

    inflection of silhouetter:

    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    second-person singular imperative

    Source: wiktionary.org

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