personifying

/pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /pɜːrˈsɑːnɪfaɪɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

Examples :

"Mozart could be said to personify musical genius."

verb

To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character.

Examples :

"The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper."

literature art language writing character mythology

Related Words

personify verb

/pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪ/ /pɜːrˈsɑːnɪfaɪ/

To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

"Mozart could be said to personify musical genius."

representation noun

/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃən/

That which represents something else.

"The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body."

personified verb

/pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪd/ /pɜːrˈsɑːnɪfaɪd/

To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

"Mozart could be said to personify musical genius."

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

A being involved in the action of a story.

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

abstract noun

/ˈæbˌstɹækt/ /əbˈstɹækt/

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.

"The professor provided an abstract of the lengthy research paper, summarizing the key findings. "

genius noun

/ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˈdʒi.ni.əs/

Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

"I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius... and a very stable genius at that!"

attributes noun

/ˈætrɪbjuːts/ /ˈætrɪbjʊts/ /əˈtrɪbjuːts/ /əˈtrɪbjʊts/

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

"His finest attribute is his kindness."

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

create verb

/kɹiːˈeɪt/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

writer noun

/ˈɹaɪ.tə/ /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/

A person who writes, or produces literary work.

"Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!"

musical noun

/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

"The school's annual musical was a huge success, with the students performing catchy songs and energetic dances. "