portrayal

noun
/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/US

Etymology

From portray + -al.

  1. derived from portraire
  2. inherited from portray
  3. formed as portrayal — “portray + -al

Definitions

  1. The act of portraying.

  2. The result of portraying

    The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

    • 1909, Arnold Bennett, Literary Taste For days afterwards you will not be able to look upon a child without recalling Lamb's portrayal of the grace of childhood.
    • Dickens was the quintessential actor, luxuriating in the portrayal of his idiosyncratic characters. In contrast, more than a characterist, Poe was above all a wonderfully musical reader, […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA