Silhouette – English Flashcard for Silhouette for IELTS

Silhouette

Silhouette /ˌsɪl.uˈet/ (noun)

a dark shape on a light background reflecting a sharp contrast, shadowed contour, outline, shape, shadow, profile, figure:

The silhouette picture on the wall scared the hell out of all in the party.

If you hadn’t taken the picture against the sun, it wouldn’t have been a silhouette with a disguised object in front of it.

During the turbulent condition, the protesters removed many pictures of the recent mayor drawn in silhouette on the walls.

Parts of Speech

  • Adjective: silhouetted

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2 thoughts on “Silhouette – English Flashcard for Silhouette for IELTS”

  1. Silhouette sign is a radiologic term and it happens when there is mass inside the lungs that covers the borders of heart and we couldn’t make out the borders of the heart clearly.

    • So, it’s a technical term.

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