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personificationThe attribution of human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˌsɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 무생물이나 추상적 개념에 인간의 특성을 부여하는 것, 의인법

Korean pronunciation: 퍼**써**니피**케이**션

Example Sentences

  • My alarm clock screams at me every morning like an angry boss.
  • The old house groaned and complained about its creaky joints.
  • Time is often described as the personification of an old man with a scythe.

personification

NOUN

//pərˌsɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən//

The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

personification concept
💡 Concept

The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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🎵 Rhyme

Personification bridges communication and education!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pərˌsɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootperson
Suffix--ification

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '사람'을 의미하는 persona와 '만들다'는 뜻의 facere가 결합되어 '사람으로 만들다'는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

communicationeducationinformationorganization
communication
education
information
organization

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My alarm clock screams at me every morning like an angry boss.

😄 Fun example

The old house groaned and complained about its creaky joints.

Time is often described as the personification of an old man with a scythe.

The stars danced playfully in the night sky.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

humanizationanthropomorphismembodiment

Antonyms

dehumanizationobjectification

Related

metaphorsimileallegorysymbolismfigure of speech