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- [kar-ik-ter-uh-zey-shuh n, -truh-zey-]
- /ˌkær ɪk tər əˈzeɪ ʃən, -trəˈzeɪ-/
- /ˌkær.ɪk.tə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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pronoun
preposition
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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