[
US
/ˌsɪɫəˈwɛt/
]
[ UK /sˌɪlʊwˈɛt/ ]
[ UK /sˌɪlʊwˈɛt/ ]
NOUN
- an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
VERB
- project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
- represent by a silhouette
How To Use silhouette In A Sentence
- Photographers made use of the pandanus to lend striking silhouettes to black and white photographs of Reef twilight.
- Figure-hugging silhouettes are accented by zippered pockets, panels and side vents.
- I looked up at dark branches silhouetted against a leaden sky.
- And then the silhouette reappeared briefly in the fanlight just as the second lamp was extinguished. Excerpt: A False Mirror by Charles Todd
- With its unique silhouette of a wild, North American member of the Bovidae. Grouse Diary Entry
- Everything spread out again: the bridges with their arches opening upon the sheeny water; the Cite, enveloped in shade, above which rose the flavescent towers of Notre-Dame; the great curve of the right bank flooded with sunlight, and ending in the indistinct silhouette of the His Masterpiece
- In silhouette or kindly light you might be taken for my, my for your, reflection. The Times Literary Supplement
- As she looked over towards Erik, Maria could only make out his silhouette in the dim light.
- Her newer slouchy silhouette offers sporty satin blouson jackets and drawstring pants to mix with sensual hand crochet knits.
- Beneath the tough outer casing and linear silhouettes are a feast of soft frills and folds.