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silhouette

/ˌsɪluˈɛt/noun, verb3 syllables

Silhouette means: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow).

What does silhouette mean?4

noun

1

an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

2

a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

verb

1

project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette

2

represent by a silhouette

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with silhouette?34

three syllables

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All 34 rhymes for silhouette, grouped by syllable

Silhouette in a sentence

  • Miss, that dress is splendid, it has a sheer silhouette and is very classy.blay_paul
  • The outline is indistinct, but it looks like the silhouette of a man.AlanF_US
  • I like the silhouette these clothes give me.rul
  • A silhouette of a girl appeared on the curtain.CM
  • Fires for luring fish at night flicker on the silhouette of an island.unknown
  • His silhouette was distorted by the mottle on the glass.rafaeld4
  • Dmitri's eyes were locked in the direction of the mysterious silhouette in the field.Amastan
  • I saw the silhouette of a woman inside the train.cromwellt

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of silhouette

as a noun

plural
silhouettes

as a verb

past tense
silhouetted
present participle
silhouetting
third-person singular
silhouettes
past participle
silhouetted