character sketch

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noun Literature.

a short essay describing a person; literary profile.Compare character (def. 17).

Origin of character sketch

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby character sketch

character level, character piece, character recognition, characters, character set, character sketch, character study, character type, character witness, charactery, charactonym

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Translated into French, that might serve as a character-sketch of Anatole France.
The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd
Bliss's MS. book illustrates what I have said in the preface of the change in the character-sketch.
Microcosmography|John Earle
It may be noticed too, by the way, that great novelists are not always equally successful in the character-sketch.
Microcosmography|John Earle
One of these days I must write a character-sketch of Mrs. Nichol.
Alone|Norman Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for character sketch

character sketch

noun

a brief description or portrayal of a person's character, qualities, etc

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单词	character sketch
释义	character sketch SEE SYNONYMS FOR character sketch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Literature. a short essay describing a person; literary profile.Compare character (def. 17). Origin of character sketch First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby character sketch character level, character piece, character recognition, characters, character set, character sketch, character study, character type, character witness, charactery, charactonym Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for character sketch Translated into French, that might serve as a character-sketch of Anatole France. The Book of This and That\|Robert Lynd Bliss's MS. book illustrates what I have said in the preface of the change in the character-sketch. Microcosmography\|John Earle It may be noticed too, by the way, that great novelists are not always equally successful in the character-sketch. Microcosmography\|John Earle One of these days I must write a character-sketch of Mrs. Nichol. Alone\|Norman Douglas British Dictionary definitions for character sketch character sketch noun a brief description or portrayal of a person's character, qualities, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to character sketch sketch, review, chart, analysis, survey, study, biography, diagram, vignette, thumbnail sketch, vita
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character sketch

noun Literature.

Origin of character sketch

Words nearby character sketch

Example sentences from the Web for character sketch

British Dictionary definitions for character sketch

noun

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