A fitting word to describe "silhouette" is "outline." This term captures the essence of a silhouette, which represents the dark shape and outline of an object against a lighter background, emphasizing its form without detailing. The simplicity of "outline" reflects the way silhouettes focus on shape and contour, stripping away color and detail to reveal the basic structure.
They turned sideways and I could only see their silhouette.
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Antisillhouette
The word 'silhouette' first appeared in print in England in 1798, and is from the French word silhouette, which was/is the word adopted by the French to describe a dark shape against a lighter background. The French word silhouette seems to have been taken from the surname of Monsieur Étienne de Silhouette (1709-67), the minister of finance in France, 1759. Various reasons have been suggested as to why he was honoured with having this visual image named after him. And some say that it was not an honour, because the term was used in a derisory way, perhaps referring to the fact that he was in office for such a short period, he came and went, like a shadow. The family name 'de Silhouette' (meaning of, or from the town of, Silhouette) is a French form of a Basque surname Zuloeta or Zulueta. Étienne de Silhouette's father was from the Basque region, where zulu/zulo/zilho- means "hole" or "cave", and -eta, means "abundance of". To use 'Silhouette' as the name of a type of automobile seems to convey the idea that it moves like a silent shadow.For more information about what a silhouette is, See Related links below this box.
a silhouette is a shadow or a void of an object or something. At the best it is more than a shadow, it is mastered by an artist skilled in hand-cutting portraits from viewing. At the worst, it is a tracing of a shadow, or a photo-shop. The word silhouette came from Augustin Edourt who changed the term "shades" which were often wall tracings, to silhouette after the authentic hand-cut profiles Etienne de Silhouette admired. silhouettesbycindi.com
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There are three syllables in the word "silhouette" (sil-hou-ette).
I only saw a silhouette on the window shade. For target practice, I prefer a silhouette. Don't let your silhouette betray your position.
It's spelled silhouette, and it's a French word named after Etienne de Silhouette.
They turned sideways and I could only see their silhouette.
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Antisillhouette
Body.
Shadow. It is "profile."
as a noun, scáthphictiúr.
A silhouette.
The word "silhouette" derives from the name of Étienne de Silhouette, an 18th-century French finance minister known for his austere lifestyle and cost-cutting measures. As a result, his name became associated with inexpensive portraits made by cutting out the outlines of subjects against a lighter background, which were seen as a cheaper alternative to traditional painting. Over time, the term evolved to describe any dark outline or shape against a lighter background, retaining its connection to the art form.