characterization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkæɹəktəɹəˈzeɪʃən/ (US, dialectal) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˌkæɹəktəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɛɹəktəɹəˈzeɪʃən/ General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English characterization From characterize + -ation.
Meanings
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The act or process of characterizing.
It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.
1866, Josiah Gilbert Holland, The Life of Abraham Lincoln:Near-synonyms: portrayal, representation; definition
The art of characterization exhibited by the author fascinates us; we gaze and examine as if we were face to face with real personages, whose passions are laid bare, whose life is traced, whose countenance is portrayed with miraculousness, distinctness and verisimilitude.
1901, Epiphanius Wilson, Introduction to the Dramas of Balzac:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| characterizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| characterisation | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
recharacterization · immunocharacterization · microcharacterization · characterizational · biocharacterization · subcharacterization · self-characterization · nanocharacterization
Synonyms
portrayal · definition · representation
Translations (32)
nl karakterisering (act or process of characterizing) · sk charakterizácia (act or process of characterizing) · id penokohan (act or process of characterizing) · ru характери́стика (act or process of characterizing) · ro caracterizare (act or process of characterizing) · cy cymeriadaeth (act or process of characterizing) · ms perwatakan (act or process of characterizing) · el χαρακτηρισμός (act or process of characterizing) · fi luonnehtiminen (act or process of characterizing) · pt caracterização (act or process of characterizing) · ru характеризация (act or process of characterizing) · hu karakterizáció (act or process of characterizing) · es caracterización (act or process of characterizing) · yo ìfìwàwẹ̀dá (act or process of characterizing) · sv karakteristik (act or process of characterizing) · fi luonnehdinta (act or process of characterizing) · bg характеризиране (act or process of characterizing) · fr caractérisation (act or process of characterizing) · it caratterizzazione (act or process of characterizing) · lv raksturojums (act or process of characterizing) · lv raksturošana (act or process of characterizing) · ca caracterització (act or process of characterizing) · ga carachtracht (act or process of characterizing) · sv karakterisering (act or process of characterizing) · grc ἠθοποιία (act or process of characterizing) · cs charakterizace (act or process of characterizing) · de Charakterisierung (act or process of characterizing) · ast carauterización (act or process of characterizing) · pt caraterização (act or process of characterizing) · uk характериза́ція (act or process of characterizing) · gl caracterización (act or process of characterizing) · cy nodweddiad (act or process of characterizing)