Definition
Represented or described a non-human thing (like an idea or animal) as if it were a person with human qualities.
Etymology
From Latin 'personificare,' combining 'persona' (mask, character, person) and 'facere' (to make). The word became popular in English during the Renaissance when writers wanted a term for a specific literary technique.
Kelly Says
When poets say 'death walked towards him' or 'the storm raged furiously,' they're using personification—and this technique is so powerful that studies show we naturally remember stories better when non-human things act like people.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মানবীকরণ
man-abi-karan
CACatalà
personificat
per-so-ni-fi-kat
CSČeština
osoběností
o-so-be-no-sti
DADansk
personificeret
per-so-ni-fi-ce-ret
DEDeutsch
personifiziert
per-so-ni-fi-ziert
ELΕλληνικά
ανθρωπομορφισμός
an-thro-po-mor-fismos
ESEspañol
personificado
per-so-ni-fi-ka-do
FAفارسی
شخصیت
shakhs-i-yat
FISuomi
henkilöitynyt
hen-ki-lo-i-ty-nyt
FRFrançais
personnifié
per-son-nifie
HIहिन्दी
व्यक्तित्वपूर्ण
vyak-ti-tv-poor-n
HUMagyar
alakult
a-la-kult
IDBahasa Indonesia
dipersonifikasikan
di-per-so-ni-fi-ka-si-kan
ITItaliano
personificato
per-so-ni-fi-ka-to
MSBahasa Melayu
dipersonifikasikan
di-per-so-ni-fi-ka-si-kan
NLNederlands
personifieerd
per-so-ni-fi-eerd
NONorsk
personifisert
per-so-ni-fi-sert
PLPolski
uosobiony
u-so-bo-niy
PTPortuguês
personificado
per-so-ni-fi-ka-do
RORomână
personificat
per-so-ni-fi-kat
RUРусский
одушевлённый
o-du-shev-len-nyy
SVSvenska
personifierad
per-so-ni-fi-e-rad
SWKiswahili
kuumbwa
ku-um-bwa
TAதமிழ்
மனிதாக்கம்
ma-ni-tha-akam
TEతెలుగు
గుణాత్మకం
gu-na-at-ma-kam
TLTL
ipersonipikado
i-per-so-ni-pi-ka-do
TRTürkçe
insanlaştırılmış
in-san-la-shi-ri-lish
UKУкраїнська
олюднений
o-lyu-d-ne-nyy
URاردو
شخصیت
shakh-si-yat
VITiếng Việt
biểu tượng hóa
bieu-tuong-hoa