Characterizations

/ˌkærəktərɪˈzeɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Descriptions or portrayals of someone's qualities, personality, or the way something is presented or defined.

Etymology

From characterize (from Late Latin characterizare, from Greek charaktēr meaning 'engraved mark' or 'distinctive quality') plus -ation (forming nouns of action) plus -s (plural). The root ultimately traces to charax, meaning 'pointed stake.'

Kelly Says

The word 'character' originally meant a mark made by a pointed tool—like scratching your initials into bark. Over time, it evolved to mean the distinctive marks of a person's personality, so 'characterization' is literally describing what makes someone uniquely 'marked' or different.

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