English noun: characterisation | |||
1. | characterisation (communication) a graphic or vivid verbal description | ||
Samples | Too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures. The author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland. The pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters. | ||
Synonyms | characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | description, verbal description | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal | ||
2. | characterisation (communication) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | ||
Samples | The media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd. | ||
Synonyms | characterization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | description | ||