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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But at the same time, there can’t be just a self-portrait of the actor. Nate Jones, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025 One of the 86 panels is a self-portrait of the artist. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025 One of the last images in the book, a double self-portrait in a mirror, is the only photograph that shows both Barbara and Wywrot looking straight at the viewer. Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Pamela Adlon’s slightly askew self-portrait chronicles the life of a working actor who is the sole supporter of three daughters and her mother. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 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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