He is the personification of selfishness.
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Personification
/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "personification" (67 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Noun(8 words)
animismanthropomorphismavatarbrand anthropomorphismbrand personabrand personificationbranding humanizationembodiment
Strong matches (20)
Verb(2 words)
Noun(7 words)
figurative attributionhesperushumanizationhumanization of abstractionsincarnationincarnationsliving form
Adjective(1 words)
friendly creature
Related words (33)
masqueradematerializationmetaphormetempsychosismimesismimickingmimicrymimingpantomimepantomimingperformanceperformingpersonalizepersonationpictureplayingportrayalposingquintessencereembodiment
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Adjective(1 words)
mythological being
Related word relations
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More general
16 entriesbranding conceptembodimentfigurative languagefigurefigure of speechimageindividuallinguistic deviceliterary devicemarketing conceptmortalpersonsomebodysomeonesoultrope
More specific
6 entriesanimal personificationbrand mascotbrand voicenature personificationtime as thiefwind as messenger
Collocations
16 entriesanimal personificationanthropomorphic depictionanthropomorphic metaphorbrand mascotbrand personalitybrand personificationbrand storytellingbrand voicedeath personificationhumane brandinghumanized abstractionmascot designnature personificationpersonification devicepersonification tropetime personification
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Copernicus turned from a person into a personification.
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Tom is the personification of an inferiority complex.
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He's seen as the personification of evil.
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