English dictionary
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English noun: personification | |||
| 1. | personification (person) a person who represents an abstract quality | ||
| Samples | She is the personification of optimism. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | avatar, embodiment, incarnation, queen | ||
| 2. | personification (communication) representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | ||
| Synonyms | prosopopoeia | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||
| 3. | personification (act) the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. | ||
| Synonyms | incarnation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | embodiment | ||
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