characterisation

Other forms: characterisations

Definitions of characterisation

1. noun

   the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
   synonyms: characterization

   type of:

   description

   the act of describing something
2. noun

   a graphic or vivid verbal description
   synonyms: characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting

   types:

   epithet

   descriptive word or phrase

   portrait, portraiture, portrayal

   a word picture of a person's appearance and character

   type of:

   description, verbal description

   a statement that represents something in words
3. noun

   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
   synonyms: characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal

   types:

   impression

   an impressionistic portrayal of a person

   character, part, persona, role, theatrical role

   an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, film, etc...

   bit part, minor role

   a small role

   heavy

   a serious (or tragic) role in a play

   hero

   the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

   ingenue

   the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

   name part, title role

   the role of the character after whom the play is named

   heroine

   the main good female character in a work of fiction

   baddie, villain

   the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

   cameo

   a brief appearance by a well-known actor in a movie or play

   type of:

   acting, performing, playacting, playing

   the performance of a part or role in a drama