Personification

//pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən//

Synonyms for "personification" (45 found)

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Closest matches (9)

acting aping characterization corporealization dumb show embodiment enacting enactment epitome

Strong matches (14)

figure of speech image imitation impersonation incarnation incorporation malapropism masquerade materialization metaphor metempsychosis mimesis mimicking

Noun(1 words)

incarnation

Related words (22)

mimicry miming pantomime pantomiming performance performing personalize personation picture playing portrayal posing quintessence reembodiment reincarnation simile soul speech substantiation transmigration

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type

Noun(1 words)

prosopopoeia

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

11 entries

embodiment figure figure of speech image individual mortal person somebody someone soul trope

Related terms

2 entries

pathetic fallacy personify

coordinate

3 entries

anthropomorphism humanization prosopopoeia

derived

2 entries

impersonification nonpersonification

derived from

1 entries

personify

is a

3 entries

embodiment person trope

related to

18 entries

abstract artistic certain embodiment exemplification human idea inanimate literary device name object person personify qualities quality representation

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Translations

89 translations across 34 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

تَجْسِيد noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

təcəssüm noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Basque

1 entries

pertsonifikazio noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Bulgarian

2 entries

въплъщение noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
олицетворение noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Catalan

4 entries

personificació noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personificació noun (literary device)
personificació noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
prosopopeia noun (literary device)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

人格化形象 noun (literary device)
擬人 /拟人 noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Czech

2 entries

personifikace noun (literary device)
zosobnění noun (literary device)

Danish

3 entries

personificering noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personificering noun (literary device)
personificering noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Dutch

4 entries

personificatie noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personificatie noun (literary device)
personificatie noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
verpersoonlijking noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Finnish

4 entries

henkilöinti noun (literary device)
henkilöitymä noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
henkilöitymä noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
personifikaatio noun (literary device)

French

1 entries

personnification noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Galician

3 entries

personificación noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personificación noun (literary device)
personificación noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Georgian

2 entries

გაპიროვნება noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
პერსონიფიკაცია noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

German

4 entries

Personbildung noun (literary device)
Personendichtung noun (literary device)
Personifikation noun (literary device)
Personifizierung noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Greek

1 entries

προσωποποίηση noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Hungarian

4 entries

megszemélyesítés noun (literary device)
megszemélyesítés noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
megtestesítő noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
megtestesült noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Indonesian

1 entries

personifikasi noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Italian

1 entries

personificazione noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Japanese

1 entries

擬人化 noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Malay

1 entries

personifikasi noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

personifikasjon noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifikasjon noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
personifisering noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifisering noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

personifikasjon noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifikasjon noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
personifisering noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifisering noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Papiamentu

1 entries

personificacion noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Polish

4 entries

animizacja noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
ożywienie noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)
personifikacja noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifikacja noun (literary device)

Portuguese

3 entries

personificação noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personificação noun (literary device)
personificação noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Russian

4 entries

воплоще́ние noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
олицетворе́ние noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
персонифика́ция noun (literary device)
персонифика́ция noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

personifikacija noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifikacija noun (literary device)
personifikacija noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Spanish

4 entries

metagoge noun (literary device)
personificación noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personificación noun (literary device)
personificación noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Swedish

2 entries

personifikation noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
personifikation noun (literary device)

Tagalog

1 entries

pagsasatao noun (literary device)

Thai

1 entries

บุคคลวัต noun (literary device)

Turkish

3 entries

tecessüm noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
tecessüm noun (literary device)
tecessüm noun (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Ukrainian

2 entries

персоніфіка́ція noun (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
персоніфіка́ція noun (literary device)

Welsh

1 entries

personoliad noun (literary device)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He is the personification of selfishness.

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Copernicus turned from a person into a personification.

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Tom is the personification of an inferiority complex.

Source: tatoeba (10578093)

He's seen as the personification of evil.

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