self-portrait

noun

self-por·​trait ˌself-ˈpȯr-trət How to pronounce self-portrait (audio)
-ˌtrāt
: a portrait of oneself done by oneself

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The piece is like a self-portrait in the negative, a death foretold in his absence. Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 There are more pictures like the self-portrait: stylish couples on dates, businessmen in taxis, a beauty-pageant contestant onstage. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025 Galerie Michael Werner will feature between 25 and 30 works, including self-portraits and portraits of his wife, Julia, along with pieces from the 1960s, opening in May. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 16 Jan. 2025 Our closets overflow with lopsided ceramics and self-portraits. Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for self-portrait 

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First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-portrait was in 1822

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self-portrait

noun
self-por·​trait
ˈself-ˈpōr-trət,
-ˈpȯr-,
-ˌtrāt
: a portrait of oneself made by oneself

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