If you say that someone is thepersonificationof a particular thing or quality, you mean that they are a perfect example of that thing or that they have a lot of that quality.
Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
He was usually the personification of kindness. [+ of]
Synonyms: embodiment, image, representation, re-creation More Synonyms of personification
2. variable noun [usually NOUNof noun]
A personificationof something abstract is its representation in the form of a person.
...personifications of the attributes of Justice, Prudence and Truth.
personification in British English
(pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the attribution of human characteristics to things, abstract ideas, etc, as for literary or artistic effect
2.
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
personification in American English
(pərˌsɑnəfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
a personifying or being personified
2.
a person or thing thought of as representing some quality, thing, or idea; embodiment; perfect example
he is the personification of honesty
3.
a figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person
Examples of 'personification' in a sentence
personification
He may be the personification of soft power.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He calls for the concept of Satan as the personification of evil to be jettisoned.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Word lists with
personification
figure of speech
In other languages
personification
British English: personification NOUN
If you say that someone is the personification of a particular thing or quality, you mean that they are a perfect example of that thing or that they have a lot of that quality.
She was a personification of the typical female rock singer.
American English: personification
Brazilian Portuguese: personificação
Chinese: 典型
European Spanish: personificación
French: personnification
German: Personifizierung
Italian: personificazione
Japanese: 象徴
Korean: 화신
European Portuguese: personificação
Latin American Spanish: personificación
(noun)
Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
Synonyms
embodiment
A baby is the embodiment of vulnerability.
image
All people want to see is an image on the TV screen.
representation
a life-like representation of Christ
re-creation
portrayal
The media persists in its inaccurate portrayal of the country.
incarnation
She is a perfect incarnation of courage.
likeness
The museum displays wax likenesses of every U.S. president.
semblance
They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
epitome
The countess was the epitome of sophistication.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of epitome
Definition
a person or thing that is a typical example of a characteristic or class
The countess was the epitome of sophistication.
Synonyms
personification,
essence,
embodiment,
type,
representation,
norm,
archetype,
exemplar,
typical example,
quintessence
in the sense of image
Definition
an optical reproduction of an object, formed by the lens of an eye or camera, or by a mirror
All people want to see is an image on the TV screen.
Synonyms
picture,
photo,
photograph,
representation,
reproduction,
snapshot,
TIFF,
JPEG,
avatar,
thumbnail
in the sense of incarnation
Definition
a person or thing that typifies some quality or idea
She is a perfect incarnation of courage.
Synonyms
embodiment,
manifestation,
epitome,
type,
impersonation,
personification,
avatar,
exemplification,
bodily form
Nearby words of
personification
personalized
personally
personate
personification
personify
personnel
perspective
Synonyms of 'personification'
personification
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of likeness
Definition
portrait
The museum displays wax likenesses of every U.S. president.
Synonyms
portrait,
study,
picture,
model,
image,
photograph,
copy,
counterpart,
representation,
reproduction,
replica,
depiction,
facsimile,
effigy,
delineation
in the sense of portrayal
The media persists in its inaccurate portrayal of the country.
Synonyms
characterization,
representation,
depiction
in the sense of representation
Definition
anything that represents, such as a pictorial portrait
a life-like representation of Christ
Synonyms
picture,
model,
image,
portrait,
illustration,
sketch,
resemblance,
likeness
in the sense of semblance
Definition
outward or superficial appearance
They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.