Definition for Silhouette:

• sil-[= oo]- et', n. a shadow-outline of the human figure or profile filled in of a dark colour.-- v.t. to represent in silhouette: to bring out a shaded profile or outline view of. [ Étienne de Silhouette ( 1709-67), French minister of finance for four months in 1759, after whom everything cheap was named, from his excessive economy. According to Littré, the making of such shadow-portraits was a favourite pastime of his; hence the name.]

Synonyms for Silhouette:

• adj.

  •outlined (adjective)
  • circumscribed,
  • contoured,
  • figured,
  • formed,
  • encircled,
  • Sketched,
  • traced,
  • outlined,
  • delineated,
  • skeleton,
  • Profiled,
  • bordered.

• n.

  •
  • doodle.
  •
  • edge,
  • physique,
  • formation,
  • build.
  •
  • fashion.
  •contour (noun)
  • shape.
  •line (noun)
  • lineation,
  • line.
  •outline (noun)
  • delineation,
  • shape,
  • girth,
  • configuration,
  • portrait,
  • etching,
  • circumference,
  • form,
  • figuration,
  • framework,
  • profile,
  • perimeter,
  • shade,
  • lineation,
  • wire frame,
  • plan,
  • periphery,
  • border,
  • sketch,
  • line,
  • skeleton,
  • limit,
  • contour,
  • frame,
  • lineament,
  • shadow,
  • figure,
  • likeness,
  • tracing.
  •representation (noun)
  • carving,
  • photograph,
  • cast,
  • effigy,
  • depiction,
  • illustration,
  • impression,
  • metaphor,
  • copy,
  • image,
  • pastiche,
  • facsimile,
  • model,
  • imitation,
  • miniature,
  • idol,
  • replica,
  • approximation,
  • likeness,
  • outline,
  • duplication,
  • picture,
  • snapshot,
  • drawing,
  • bust,
  • rendering,
  • cartoon,
  • analogy,
  • figurine,
  • representation,
  • portrayal,
  • statue.

• v.

  •outline (verb)
  • trace,
  • draw,
  • circumscribe,
  • draft,
  • delineate.
  •represent (verb)
  • duplicate,
  • illustrate,
  • imitate,
  • approximate,
  • represent,
  • depict,
  • portray,
  • ape,
  • simulate,
  • replicate,
  • render.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • physique,
  • face.
  •
  • formation.
  •
  • build.
  •
  • shape.
  •Other relevant words:
  • Umbrageousness,
  • dark,
  • give,
  • pen-and-ink,
  • pencil drawing,
  • Kitcat,
  • explain,
  • Tournure,
  • rough draft,
  • deliver,
  • bearing,
  • features,
  • appearance,
  • justify,
  • picture card,
  • crayon,
  • figuration,
  • define,
  • Galbe,
  • carriage,
  • circuit,
  • limn,
  • face,
  • interpret,
  • penumbra,
  • line,
  • portrait,
  • darkness,
  • graph,
  • mould,
  • attitude,
  • act,
  • footprint,
  • umbra,
  • edge,
  • diagram,
  • portraiture,
  • boundary,
  • side-view,
  • account for,
  • fashion,
  • ebauche,
  • main features,
  • pastel,
  • lineaments,
  • stand for,
  • aspect,
  • doodle,
  • line drawing,
  • correspond,
  • conformation,
  • design,
  • comprise,
  • physique,
  • make up,
  • declare,
  • reflex,
  • lineation,
  • side,
  • hold,
  • draughtsman,
  • support,
  • vignette,
  • LINEs,
  • skiagraph,
  • lineament,
  • reflection,
  • cut,
  • be,
  • defend,
  • shadow,
  • head,
  • skiagram,
  • formation,
  • skyline,
  • chiaroscuro,
  • study,
  • follow,
  • build,
  • ambit,
  • bod,
  • contours,
  • look,
  • gloom,
  • echo,
  • chassis,
  • adumbration,
  • bounds,
  • black and white,
  • constitute,
  • sinopia,
  • charcoal,
  • shade,
  • Esquisse,
  • shapes,
  • draught,
  • rough outline,
  • relief,
  • anatomy,
  • shape,
  • pose,
  • etching,
  • built,
  • gestalt,
  • draughty,
  • check,
  • umbrage,
  • shadiness.

Antonyms for Silhouette:

• n.

  • outline
    body, brightness, light.