Personification - English meaning

noun

A manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher.

Usage examples:

Worship of vishnu and his various avatars especially rama and krishna in a profoundly devotional fo…

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An image that represents you in online games, chat rooms, etc. and that you can move around the screen

Usage examples:

You can talk to other avatars with your words displayed in a cartoon bubble.

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Especially in hinduism, a god who appears on earth as a person

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A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

Usage examples:

She seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality

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Someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly

Usage examples:

He was the embodiment of the english gentleman., she was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment …

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A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

Usage examples:

She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste

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The typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

Usage examples:

He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman., his recordings came to epitomize american popular…

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The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

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The basic meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

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The basic or most important idea or quality of something

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The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life., yet change is the …

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A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

Usage examples:

The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

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A typical or good example of something

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Exemplar of it is an exemplar of a house of the period., i’ve never regarded myself as an exemplar …

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An example of something, or the act of giving an example of something

Usage examples:

We include discussion and exemplification of various rhythmic styles., the exemplifications are wha…

noun

A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Usage examples:

Her work juxtaposed images from serious and popular art

verb

Make a representation of the external form of.

Usage examples:

Artworks which imaged women's bodies

noun

An idea, esp. a mental picture, of what something or someone is like

Usage examples:

I had an image of texas in my head that was totally different from how it really is., he’s trying t…

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A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality.

Usage examples:

Rama was vishnu's incarnation on earth

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The human form of a spirit, or the human representation of a principle or idea

Usage examples:

[ u ] when he dances, he’s the incarnation of gracefulness., [ c ] this movie is the latest incarna…

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A particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives

Usage examples:

Previous incarnation he believes that he was a roman warrior in a previous incarnation.

noun

The fact or quality of being alike; resemblance.

Usage examples:

Her likeness to him was astonishing

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A similarity

Usage examples:

Sandy bears a much stronger likeness to her mother than to her father.

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An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical.

Usage examples:

The first obvious manifestations of global warming

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A sign showing the existence of a particular condition

Usage examples:

His refusal to see us was a manifestation of his guilt.

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A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

A painting or drawing.

Usage examples:

Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

Usage examples:

He is pictured with party guests

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A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

Usage examples:

He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

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The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Usage examples:

He was the quintessence of political professionalism

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The most typical example

Usage examples:

An american football game is the quintessence of machismo.

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The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

Usage examples:

You may qualify for free legal representation

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People who will speak and act for you in an official situation, or the fact of someone speaking and acting for you

Usage examples:

More american workers are demanding union representation., these employees need legal representatio…

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The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

Usage examples:

It ignores all the empirical evidence for animal awareness while resting on an assumption for which…

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The part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after the body has died, or the part of a person or thing that expresses the basic qualities that make it what it is

Usage examples:

May her soul rest in peace., he is the soul of honor, and would never intentionally try to deceive …

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The spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions

Usage examples:

She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.

noun

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

Usage examples:

The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb

Symbolize.

Usage examples:

The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.

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The process of using symbols to represent something, or an example of this

Usage examples:

This is a good symbolization of the position of women., the study aimed to demonstrate the importan…

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope