characterisation

Other forms: characterisations

Definitions of characterisation
  1. noun
    the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
    synonyms: characterization
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    type of:
    description
    the act of describing something
  2. noun
    a graphic or vivid verbal description
    synonyms: characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting
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    types:
    epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
    portrait, portraiture, portrayal
    a word picture of a person's appearance and character
    type of:
    description, verbal description
    a statement that represents something in words
  3. noun
    acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
    synonyms: characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal
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    impression
    an impressionistic portrayal of a person
    character, part, persona, role, theatrical role
    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, film, etc...
    bit part, minor role
    a small role
    heavy
    a serious (or tragic) role in a play
    hero
    the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
    ingenue
    the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
    name part, title role
    the role of the character after whom the play is named
    heroine
    the main good female character in a work of fiction
    baddie, villain
    the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
    cameo
    a brief appearance by a well-known actor in a movie or play
    type of:
    acting, performing, playacting, playing
    the performance of a part or role in a drama
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