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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•son•i•fi•ca•tion (pər son′ə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.
- the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person, as in art.
- the person or thing embodying a quality or the like;
an embodiment or incarnation:He is the personification of tact. - an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
- the act of personifying.
- Literaturea character portrayal or representation in a dramatic or literary work.
- personi(fy) + -fication 1745–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: personification /pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - the attribution of human characteristics to things, abstract ideas, etc, as for literary or artistic effect
- the representation of an abstract quality or idea in the form of a person, creature, etc, as in art and literature
- a person or thing that personifies
- a person or thing regarded as an embodiment of a quality: he is the personification of optimism
per•son•i•fy /pɚˈsɑnəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. - Rhetoricto show that (a thing) has a human nature; to represent (a thing) as a person, as in art:The Greek goddess Demeter personifies the richness of mother earth.
- to be a typical example of;
typify:That money-grabbing tycoon personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
per•son•i•fi•ca•tion /pɚˌsɑnəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]He was the personification of evil and greed. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•son•i•fy (pər son′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. - to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.
- to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.
- to be an embodiment or incarnation of;
typify:He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives. - to personate.
- 1720–30; person + -ify; compare French personnifier, Italian personificare
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged represent, exemplify, incorporate.
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