/ Dictionary / Index P portraiture: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: por•trai•ture Pronunciation: (pôr'tri-chur, pōr'-), [key] — n. the art or an instance of making portraits. a pictorial representation; portrait. a verbal picture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: portraiture (Thesaurus) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man* portray Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language