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characterisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | characterization |
| Type of | description |
| Derivation | characterise |
characterisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting, word picture |
| Type of | verbal description, description |
| Has types | portraiture, portrayal, portrait, epithet |
| Derivation | characterise |
Examples of characterisation
characterisation
I'm not sure about your characterisation of vegetarians as chilled-out peaceniks.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Characterisation of quality and safety of tomatoes sold in the state of Kuwait.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Any of these Irish groups may have supplied the characterisation of Heathcliff.
From the guardian.co.uk
This sort of horror flourishes through plausible and detailed characterisation.
From the smh.com.au
Scholem's characterisation of Hasidism as the last stage of Jewish mysticism, eg.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Although we often wished he wouldn't because his characterisation is pretty bland.
From the metro.co.uk
It really was a love poem with beautiful characterisation with a nod to Bela Tarr.
From the guardian.co.uk
I agree, the characterisation was good, and the example you cite moved me too.
From the guardian.co.uk
Paper-thin characterisation, gruesome social setup presented as if it were cuddly.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Word picture: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
- Characterization: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
- In Conflict of Laws, characterisation is the second stage in the procedure to resolve a lawsuit involving a foreign law element. This process is described in English law as classification and as qualification in French law. ...
- In mathematics, the statement that "Property P characterizes object X" means, not simply that X has property P, but that X is the only thing that has property P. It is also common to find statements such as "Property Q characterises Y up to isomorphism". ...
- A process of identifying the individual characteristics or qualities which make up the distinctive nature of a place.
- The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work: Methods may include (1) by what the character says about himself or herself; (2) by what others reveal about the character; and (3) by the character's own actions
- The process of giving a nature and possible cause to an ultrasonic reflector.
- The technique by which a writer clothes the personae of his story (play, novel, etc) to make them credible. The way in which a writer creates characters so as to attract or repel our sympathy. Different kinds of literature have certain conventions of characterisation. ...
