noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of characterizing.

   "Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition"

2. 2
   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture wordnet
3. 3
   the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features wordnet
4. 4
   a graphic or vivid verbal description wordnet

Synonyms

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portrayalportrayal;actingactionalphabet

Example

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"The theater company's characterization of Anne Frank was very emotional, but tasteful."

Etymology

From characterize + -ation.

Related phrases

self-characterization

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