characterization

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of characterizing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

depiction portrayal definition picture description representation classification identification specification evaluation assessment rendering sketch enactment delineation
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Antonyms

fact evidence problem basis knowledge matter
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Hypernyms

playing acting description performing playacting verbal description

Hyponyms

character role portrait impression portrayal persona

Phrases with the word

chromosome characterization abridged characterization metal characterization

Examples

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. Alfred North Whitehead

An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else. Daniel Keys Moran

I was supremely confident my flair for atmosphere and characterization would sparkle alongside the numbing mulch ground out by studio hacks. Certainly the space atop my mantel might be better festooned by a gold statuette than by the plastic dipping bird that now bobbed there ad infinitum. Woody Allen

I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain. Justin Cronin

Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience. Robert Ludlum

Close letter words and terms

characteristics of pedagogues characterizability characterizable characterizational characterizationally characterize