personification[noun]Synonyms: embodiment, epitome, image, incarnation, portrayal, representation
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
per‧son‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion /pəˌsɒnəfəˈkeɪʃ
ən, pəˌsɒnɪfəˈkeɪʃ
ən $ pərˌsɑː-/
noun [
Word Family: noun:
person,
personality,
persona,
personage, the personals,
personification,
personnel;
adjective:
personal ≠
impersonal,
personalized,
personable;
verb:
personalize,
personify;
adverb:
personally ≠
impersonally]
1. the personification of something someone who is a perfect example of a quality because they have a lot of it:
He became the personification of the financial excess of the 1980s.2. [uncountable and countable] the representation of a thing or a quality as a person, in literature or art
personification of the personification of rivers in fifth-century art [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲