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    silhouette
    /ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/

    noun

    • 1. the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background: "she paused to see its silhouette against the dimming sky"

    verb

    • 1. cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a brighter background: "the castle was silhouetted against the sky"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSILHOUETTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a dark shape seen against a light background: [ U ] An unidentified witness was shown on camera in silhouette.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › silhouetteSilhouette Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SILHOUETTE is a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in. How to use silhouette in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Silhouette.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › silhouetteSILHOUETTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Silhouette definition: a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.. See examples of SILHOUETTE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySILHOUETTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a dark shape seen against a light background: [ U ] An unidentified witness was shown on camera in silhouette.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSILHOUETTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them. American English : silhouette / sɪluˈɛt / Brazilian Portuguese : silhueta

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSILHOUETTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    the shape of something when the light is behind it so that you cannot see any details: He saw a woman in silhouette. silhouetted. adjective. the roofs silhouetted against the night sky. (Definition of silhouette from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › silhouetteSilhouette - definition of silhouette by The Free Dictionary

    1. a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a person's profile, filled in with black or another color. 2. the outline or general shape of something. 3. a dark image outlined against a lighter background. 4. to show in or as if in a silhouette.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsilhouette noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˌsɪluˈet/ [countable, uncountable] the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that you see against a light background. the silhouette of chimneys and towers. The trees were black silhouettes against the pale sky. in silhouette The mountains stood out in silhouette. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › silhouetteSilhouette - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A silhouette is dark shadow, like a silhouette of a person standing under a street lamp, or a drawing that shows only the shape of an object.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › silhouettesilhouette | meaning of silhouette in Longman Dictionary of ...

    silhouette meaning, definition, what is silhouette: a dark image, shadow, or shape that you ...: Learn more.