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characterizations

char·ac·ter·i·za·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuh n, -truh-zey-]
    • /ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ-/
    • /ˌkær.ɪk.tə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuh n, -truh-zey-]
    • /ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ-/

Definitions of characterizations word

  • noun characterizations portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician. 1
  • noun characterizations the act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing. 1
  • noun characterizations the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work. 1
  • noun characterizations Plural form of characterization. 1
  • noun characterizations plural of characterization. 0

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Origin of characterizations

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Medieval Latin charactērizāt(us) marked (past participle of charactērizāre to characterize; see -ate1) + Latin -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Characterizations

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

characterizations popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

characterizations usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for characterizations

noun characterizations

  • seeming — apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
  • depiction — A depiction of something is a picture or a written description of it.
  • imitation — a result or product of imitating.
  • portrayal — the act of portraying.
  • impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.

Antonyms for characterizations

noun characterizations

  • ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • vagueness — (of persons) not clear or definite in thought, understanding, or expression: vague about his motives; a vague person.
  • concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.

Top questions with characterizations

  • what are characterizations?

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