personification

per·son·i·fi·ca·tion  (pr-sn-f-kshn)

n.

1. The act of personifying.

2. A person or thing typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification: "He's invisible, a walking personification of the Negative" (Ralph Ellison).

3. A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form, as in Hunger sat shivering on the road or Flowers danced about the lawn. Also called prosopopeia.

4. Artistic representation of an abstract quality or idea as a person.

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personification [pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the attribution of human characteristics to things, abstract ideas, etc., as for literary or artistic effect

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the representation of an abstract quality or idea in the form of a person, creature, etc., as in art and literature

3. a person or thing that personifies

4. a person or thing regarded as an embodiment of a quality he is the personification of optimism

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personification

the attribution of personality to an inanimate object or abstraction, as “the table tripped me.” Also called prosopopoeia. — personificative, adj.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	personification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" avatar, embodiment, incarnation - a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" queen - something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners"
	2.	personification - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature prosopopoeia figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	3.	personification - the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. incarnation embodiment - giving concrete form to an abstract concept

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personification

noun embodiment, image, representation, recreation, portrayal, incarnation, likeness, semblance, epitome Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.

Translations

personification [pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → personificación f
he is the personification of evil/kindness → es el mal personificado/la amabilidad personificada, es la personificación del mal/de la amabilidad

personification [pə^rˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

to be the personification of sth (= perfect example) → être la personnification de qch
Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer → Janis Joplin était la personnification de la chanteuse de rock des années soixante.

to be the personification of kindness (= extremely kind) → être la gentillesse personnifiée
to be the personification of evil → être la personnification du mal, être le mal personnifié

personification

n → Verkörperung f, → Personifizierung f; he is the personification of good taste → er ist der personifizierte gute Geschmack

personification [pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → personificazione f

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personification [pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → personificazione f