Definition of characterization Characterization

/kɛˌɹʌktɚɪzejˈʃʌn/ - [kerukterizeyshun] - char•ac•ter•i•za•tion

We found 6 definitions of characterization from 4 different sources.

What does characterization mean?

Noun Plural: characterizations
characterization - the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
		characterisation
		description sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
characterization - a graphic or vivid verbal description; "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"
		word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterisation
		verbal description, description sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
		epithet descriptive word or phrase
characterization - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
		portrayal, enactment, personation
		acting, performing, playacting, playing the performance of a part or role in a drama
		impression the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"