personification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human.
The process of creating such a representation: a literary device or other artistic method in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-personification.ogg

personification personifications

From person(ify) + -ification.

personify pathetic fallacy

impersonification nonpersonification

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