characterises
Marks as typical
Characterises is the British spelling of characterizes.
To characterise something is to describe its distinctive qualities or to be a defining feature of it: Patience characterises good teachers.
A characterisation identifies what makes something what it is: Her characterisation of the problem was spot-on.
States precisely and explicitly
- describesConveys in words
- delineatesDescribes or portrays precisely
- identifiesEstablishes what something is
- determinesSettles or concludes
establishes · clarifies · explains · outlines · depicts · represents · denotes · signifies
Inborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- individualityUnique personal character
- personaAssumed public identity
- psycheTotal mental life
ethos · mentality · makeup · tendencies · qualities · attributes · distinctiveness · traits
Purest embodiment of something
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- fundamentalForming the base
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
elemental · essential · core · identity · substance · kernel · gist · crux
Representation in art
- representationDepiction or likeness
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- renditionPerformed version of work
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
portraying · personification · sketch · rendering · description · evocation · capture · conveyance
specifies
States precisely and explicitly
- describesConveys in words
- delineatesDescribes or portrays precisely
- identifiesEstablishes what something is
determines · establishes · clarifies · explains · outlines · depicts · represents · denotes · signifies · indicates
temperament
Inborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- individualityUnique personal character
- personaAssumed public identity
psyche · ethos · mentality · makeup · tendencies · qualities · attributes · distinctiveness · traits · demeanor
quintessence
Purest embodiment of something
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- fundamentalForming the base
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
underlying · elemental · essential · core · identity · substance · kernel · gist · crux · heart
depiction
Representation in art
- representationDepiction or likeness
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- renditionPerformed version of work
characterization · portraying · personification · sketch · rendering · description · evocation · capture · conveyance · presentation
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
recessive · phenotype · genotype · alleles · chromosomes · DNA · mutation · inherited traits
characterisesgeneralises
Applies broadly from specifics
universalises · abstracts · homogenises · glosses over · oversimplifies
characterisesgeneralizes
Forms broad principles
generalises · universalizes · homogenizes · standardizes · abstracts
- defining characteristicEssential identifying quality
- characteristic speechDistinctive speaking manner
characteristic, characterise, characterised, characterising, characterisation