Characterization

Quick meaning: Characterization is a noun meaning The act or process of characterizing.

Meaning

The act or process of characterizing.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition

It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.

The art of characterization exhibited by the author fascinates us; we gaze and examine as if we were face to face with real personages, whose passions are laid bare, whose life is traced, whose countenance is portrayed with miraculousness, distinctness and verisimilitude.

Word Forms

• characterizations
• characterisation

Synonyms for characterization

Depending on context, synonyms include portrayal, representation, definition, depiction, picture, delineation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture, characteristic.

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