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vignette

UK
/vɪnˈjɛt/
US
/vɪnˈjɛt/

Translations

vignettenoun
vignettes
pl
UK
/vɪnˈjɛt/
US
/vɪnˈjɛt/
vignetteSens littéraire, artistique et typographique ; en français, le mot s’emploie aussi pour une petite illustration ou une courte scène évocatrice.
The novel opens with a vignette of a bustling city street.
Le roman s’ouvre sur une vignette d’une rue de ville animée.
vignettagePhotographie.
The dark vignette around the frame draws the viewer's eye to the center of the photograph.
Le vignettage sombre autour du cadre attire le regard du spectateur vers le centre de la photographie.
Synonyms
scene
sketch
tableau
portrait
picture
depiction
snapshot
illustration
vignetteverb
vignetted
Past Simple
vignetted
Past Participle
vignetting
Gerund
UK
/vɪnˈjɛt/
US
/vɪnˈjɛt/
vignetterPhotographie.
The designer vignetted the photo so that its borders faded smoothly into white.
Le concepteur a vigneté la photo pour que ses bords se fondent progressivement dans le blanc.
esquisserSens littéraire.
The author vignettes the protagonist's childhood in just a few paragraphs.
L’auteur esquisse l’enfance du protagoniste en quelques paragraphes seulement.
Synonyms
sketch
portray
depict
outline
delineate
render
illustrate
evoke
suggest
characterize
describe
present
represent
picture
dramatize

Definitions

vignettenoun
A brief evocative description, account, or episode.
The novel opens with a vignette of a bustling city street.
A small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border.
The book's cover featured a vignette of the author.
A decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
Each chapter of the book began with a beautifully drawn vignette.
In photography, a reduction of an image's brightness or saturation toward the periphery compared with the image center.
The dark vignette around the frame draws the viewer's eye to the center of the photograph.
vignetteverb
To create or portray a brief evocative description, account, or episode.
The author vignettes the protagonist's childhood in just a few paragraphs.
To give (a photograph or image) a gradual shading off around the edges, producing a vignette effect.
The designer vignetted the photo so that its borders faded smoothly into white.
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