unpictured
Học thuậtThân thiện
The photograph shows a beautiful landscape, but the famous mountain remains unpictured.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not pictured: Not represented or shown in a picture, photograph, or visual depiction. It describes something that is absent from a visual representation or has not been captured in an image.
Usage
The adjective "unpictured" is used to describe a subject, object, or scene that is not included in a visual image. It often implies a contrast between what is shown and what is omitted or left to the imagination. It is a formal or literary term.
Examples
- The report described the devastation in detail, but the most gruesome scenes remained wisely unpictured.
- While the photograph showed the front of the historic building, its crumbling rear facade was left unpictured.
- Her greatest achievements were unpictured, known only through stories and written records.
Advanced Usage
- "The unpictured truth": Used to refer to a reality or aspect of a situation that is not visible or publicly shown.
- The official portraits conveyed power, but the unpictured truth was a leader in declining health.
Variants and Related Words
- Unphotographed (adj): Not photographed; similar in meaning but specific to photographs.
- Unseen (adj): Not seen; a more general term that can apply to anything not viewed, not necessarily in the context of pictures.
- Unrepresented (adj): Not represented; can apply to visual, political, or symbolic representation.
Synonyms
- Unillustrated: Not shown with pictures or drawings.
- Unshown: Not displayed or exhibited.
- Invisible: Unable to be seen (more general).
Antonyms
- Pictured: Represented in a picture.
- Depicted: Shown or represented by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
- Photographed: Captured in a photograph.
The photograph shows a beautiful landscape, but the famous mountain remains unpictured.
Adjective
- not pictured