Silhouette

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ËŒsɪlʊˈwÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -É›t

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} silhouette, from the name of Étienne de Silhouette, a French politician. His surname, in turn, is (gallicized) Basque.

Full definition of silhouette

Noun

1. 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.I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

Verb

1. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.----