portrayal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: portrayal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for portrayal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
portrayal n a word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: portrayal, portraiture, portrait] acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture Synonym(s): portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation a representation by picture or portraiture Synonym(s): depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits" Synonym(s): portrait, portrayal representation by drawing or painting etc Synonym(s): depiction, delineation, portrayal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Portrayal \Por*tray"al\, n. The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.