Definition of "silhouette" [sil•hou•ette]

• A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color. (noun)
• An outline that appears dark against a light background. See Synonyms at outline. (noun)
• To cause to be seen as a silhouette; outline: Figures were silhouetted against the setting sun. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "He was dropped off in front of his driveway at what he estimated to be 12: 05 a.m. when he saw what he described as a silhouette go from the trailer court to the field near his residence, in what was an often-traveled way to the court for people who lived there."
• "Super Sally E. hooping in silhouette on the Lagoa (lagoon) in Florianopolis, Brazil."
• "Tamaranth's Non-Ephemera things mean a lot tuesday in silhouette"