characterisation

A noun referring to the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features, or a graphic and vivid verbal description.

frNom désignant l'action de décrire les traits distinctifs ou les caractéristiques essentielles de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un, ainsi qu'une description imagée ou vivante dans une œuvre.ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие по описанию отличительных характеристик или существенных черт, а также образное и яркое словесное описание.esSustantivo que designa la acción de describir los rasgos distintivos o características esenciales de alguien o algo, así como la representación vívida y detallada de un personaje o de sus cualidades en una obra narrativa o dramática.deSubstantiv, das die Handlung bezeichnet, die charakteristischen Eigenschaften oder wesentlichen Merkmale von etwas oder jemandem darzustellen, sowie eine anschauliche und lebendige verbale Beschreibung.ptSubstantivo que designa a ação de descrever as características distintivas ou os traços essenciais de algo ou alguém, bem como uma descrição verbal vívida e expressiva.zh指描述某人或某物的显著特征、本质特点的行为或过程，也指生动形象的描述或刻画，或对人物性格的塑造。arاسم يدل على عملية وصف الخصائص المميزة أو السمات الجوهرية لشخص أو شيء، وكذلك الوصف اللفظي البليغ والحي.

1. Vivid description B2 formal

   A graphic or vivid verbal description of someone or something.

   • The author's characterisation of the villain was chillingly accurate.
   • Her characterisation of the city as a 'concrete jungle' was memorable.
   • The journalist's characterisation of the event was both vivid and insightful.

   frdescription viveruЯркое описаниеesDescripción vívidadeAnschauliche BeschreibungptDescrição vívidazh生动描写arوصف حيّ

   Synonymes: delineationdepictionpictureportrayalrepresentationsketch

2. Description of features B2 formal

   The act of describing the distinctive characteristics or essential features of a person, place, or thing.

   • The characterisation of the disease took years of research.
   • His characterisation of the problem as 'systemic' was widely accepted.
   • The report includes a detailed characterisation of the local ecosystem.

   frDescription des traits caractéristiquesruХарактеристикаesCaracterizacióndeCharakterisierungptCaracterizaçãozh特征描述arوَصْف

   Synonymes: delineationdepictiondescriptionportrayalrepresentation

• characterisations plural form
• characterisations' possessive plural form
• characterisation's possessive singular form