Definitions for: Characterisation


[n] the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
[n] a graphic or vivid verbal description; "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"



Synonyms: characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting

See Also: description, epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, verbal description

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