Definitions for portrayal

portrayal por·tray·al

Spelling: [pawr-trey-uh l, pohr-]
IPA: /pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr-/

Portrayal is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 257 anagrams from letters in portrayal (aaloprrty).

Definitions for portrayal

noun

  1. the act of portraying.
  2. a portrait.

Origin of portrayal

First recorded in 1840-50; portray + -al2

Examples for portrayal

This story gives a portrayal of the noblest of Indians—Hiawatha.

But everything about the Hughes-Eldridge pairing militated against such a portrayal.

This work is especially valuable in its portrayal of home conditions.

Description is the portrayal of an object by means of language.

FDR was a performer whose artistry was the portrayal of easy authority.

And Idris Elba, who recently earned raves for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela, deserves better than this.

Others have found its portrayal of Southern life offensive, exploitative, or inaccurate.

It will be a portrayal of the history of Norlamin from the first cooling of the planet.

Did McCarthy invent the portrayal of violence in fiction, or should that laurel go to Homer?

His portrayal of Mr. Warwick to his wife and his friends was fine caricature.

Word Value for portrayal
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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