personification

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
2. (countable, uncountable) A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
3. (countable, uncountable) An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human

Synonyms

incarnation

embodiment

impersonation

avatar

epitome

prosopopoeia

personified

realization

reincarnation

representation

representative

typical

anthropomorphication

animism

manifestion

anthropomorphism

delegation

exemplification

paradigm

personalize

Translations

personnification

personificação

Personifikation

personificación

personificazione

Personifizierung

Verkörperung

personificació

προσωποποίηση

tecessüm

personificatie

personificatio

modèle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From person(ify) + -ification.