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silhouette meaning in Malayalam

നിഴൽ niḻal

UK/ˌsɪlʊˈɛt//ˌsɪluˈɛt/

silhouette in Malayalam: നിഴൽ (niḻal). In English, silhouette means an artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.

Malayalam words for silhouette

silhouette; The outline of a body visible against a bright background
നിഴൽ niḻal

English meaning of silhouette

  1. noun An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
  2. noun A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.
  3. noun An outline of a garment as it appears on a wearer.
  4. noun A brief written description of someone or something; an outline, a sketch.

Full definition of silhouette

silhouette in a sentence

  • I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman.
  • A-line is a classic silhouette for dresses and skirts.

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Questions about silhouette in Malayalam

What is the meaning of silhouette in Malayalam?
Silhouette in Malayalam is നിഴൽ (niḻal).
silhouette എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Silhouette: നിഴൽ (niḻal).
What does silhouette mean in English?
Silhouette means an artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “silhouette”: നിഴൽ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: silhouette (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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