Vocabulary

silhouette

シルエット

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

A dark shape or outline of something visible against a lighter background.

明(あか)るい背景(はいけい)を背(せ)にして見(み)える、物体(ぶったい)の黒(くろ)い形(かたち)や輪郭(りんかく)。

Examples

  1. We could see the mountain's silhouette against the evening sky.
  2. The city’s silhouette was beautiful at night.

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