silhouette
verb/ˌsɪluˈet/
/ˌsɪluˈet/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they silhouette | /ˌsɪluˈet/ /ˌsɪluˈet/ |
| he / she / it silhouettes | /ˌsɪluˈets/ /ˌsɪluˈets/ |
| past simple silhouetted | /ˌsɪluˈetɪd/ /ˌsɪluˈetɪd/ |
| past participle silhouetted | /ˌsɪluˈetɪd/ /ˌsɪluˈetɪd/ |
| -ing form silhouetting | /ˌsɪluˈetɪŋ/ /ˌsɪluˈetɪŋ/ |
- to make something appear as a silhouette
- be silhouetted (against something) A figure stood in the doorway, silhouetted against the light.
- The castle was silhouetted against the sky.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: named (although the reason remains obscure) after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician.Definitions on the go
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