Silhouette | Mean of silhouette in English Dictionary

/ˌsɪləˈwɛt/

• Noun
• a dark shape in front of a light background
1. the silhouettes of buildings against the sky
2. The buildings appeared in silhouette against the sky.
• a picture of something showing it as a dark shape on a light background
• such a picture showing a person's face from the side
1. My piano teacher has a framed silhouette of Mozart on her wall.
2. a portrait of my mother done in silhouette

• the shape or outline of something
1. He admired the sports car's sleek silhouette.
• Verb
• to make (someone or something) appear as a dark shape in front of a light background
1. The house was silhouetted against the sky.