Definition of personification Personification
/pɚsɑˌnʌfʌkejˈʃʌn/ - [persanufukeyshun] - per•son•i•fi•ca•tion
We found 10 definitions of personification from 5 different sources.
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What does personification mean?
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NounPlural: personifications |
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| personification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| avatar, embodiment, incarnation the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu" | ||
| personification - the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. | ||
| incarnation | ||
| embodiment giving concrete form to an abstract concept | ||
| personification - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | ||
| prosopopoeia | ||
| figure of speech, trope, image, figure language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | ||
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Wiktionary 
- personification (Noun)
A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification. - personification (Noun)
A figure of speech , prosopopeia, in which an inanimate object or an abstraction is given human qualities. - personification (Noun)
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- personification (n.)
The act of personifying; impersonation; embodiment. - personification (n.)
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with personality; prosopop/ia; as, the floods clap their hands.
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- A personification is a figure of speech that gives an inanimate object human traits and qualities, such as emotions, desires, sensations, physical gestures and speech.
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🔤- personification, noun, singular of personifications.
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