characterization

1. A graphic or vivid verbal description (synset 107216464)
   "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"
   is a type of: description, verbal description - a statement that represents something in words
   subtypes:

   • epithet - descriptive word or phrase
   • portrait, portraiture, portrayal - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
   same as: characterisation, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting
2. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features (synset 107216222)
   "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
   is a type of: description - the act of describing something
   same as: characterisation
3. Acting the part of a character on stage;
   Dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture (synset 100549839)
   is a type of: acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama
   subtypes:

   • impression - an impressionistic portrayal of a person
   • character, part, persona, role, theatrical role - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
   same as: enactment, personation, portrayal

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