personification

UK
/pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US
/pərˌsɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Übersetzungen

personificationsubstantiv
personifications
Pl.
UK
/pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US
/pərˌsɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
The character in the story is a personification of justice.
Персонаж в рассказе является олицетворением справедливости.
personificationadjektiv
UK
/pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US
/pərˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/
Used only attributively as a modifying noun (e.g., "personification poem"); non-gradable.

Definitionen

personificationsubstantiv
The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
In the story, the wind was a personification of freedom, whispering secrets to the trees.
A figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
Justice is often depicted as a blindfolded woman holding scales, a personification of fairness and impartiality.
An embodiment or perfect example of a quality or concept.
She was the personification of kindness, always ready to help those in need.
personificationadjektiv
Attributive; relating to or characterized by personification as a literary device.
Students were asked to write a personification poem for homework.