Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [per-son-uh-fahy]
- /pərˈsɒn əˌfaɪ/
- /pəˈsɒn.ɪ.faɪ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [per-son-uh-fahy]
- /pərˈsɒn əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of personified word
- verb with object personified to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing. 1
- verb with object personified to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art. 1
- verb with object personified to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing. 1
- verb with object personified to be an embodiment or incarnation of; typify: He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives. 1
- verb with object personified to personate. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of personified
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; person + -ify; compare French personnifier, Italian personificare
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Personified
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
personified popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
personified usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for personified
adj personified
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- incarnate — embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
verb personified
- allegorized — Simple past tense and past participle of allegorize.
- anthropomorphized — Simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize.
- concretized — Simple past tense and past participle of concretize.
- emblematized — Simple past tense and past participle of emblematize.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
adjective personified
- embodied — Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
Top questions with personified
- what does personified mean?
- what is personified?
- what is personified mean?
- what is being personified?
- what does beauty personified mean?
- how is death personified?
- why is wisdom personified as a woman?
- what does personified?
- which god did the egyptians believe the king personified?
- what does the word personified mean?
- what is the meaning of personified?
- what thing is personified in this poem?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with pe
- Words starting with per
- Words starting with pers
- Words starting with perso
- Words starting with person
- Words starting with personi
- Words starting with personif
- Words starting with personifi
- Words starting with personifie
- Words starting with personified