characterization

Meanings

• a graphic or vivid verbal description;
• "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
• the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features;
• "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
• acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Synonyms

• word picture
• word-painting
• delineation
• depiction
• picture
• characterisation
• portrayal
• enactment
• personation

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