characterizations
Ways of depicting
Characterizations are portrayals or descriptions that capture the essential qualities of someone or something.
In storytelling, an actor's characterization brings a role to life through voice, gesture, and interpretation.
More broadly, characterizations are ways of describing or representing: Her characterization of the project as a failure seemed unfair.
A characterization can be accurate or misleading, generous or harsh.
Depiction of someone
- representationDepiction or likeness
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- sketchHasty informal drawing
likeness · imagery · delineation · caricature · vignette · visualization · description · profile
Position or part
- performanceCarrying out a task
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- enactmentPassing into law
impersonation · embodiment · personification · acting · protagonist · antagonist · lead · supporting
One admired for courage
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- shadowLight blocked by object
- villainWicked story antagonist
ingenue · sage · fool · rebel · caregiver · everyman · lover · ruler
Distinguishing personal features
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- introvertOne who turns inward
- extrovertOne who seeks company
conscientiousness · neuroticism · openness · agreeableness · empathy · narcissism · altruism · optimism
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- oversimplificationStripping complexity unfairly
label · pigeonhole · stigma · assumption · categorization · typecast · caricature · reductive
portrayal
Depiction of someone
- representationDepiction or likeness
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- illustrationPicture explaining something
sketch · likeness · imagery · delineation · caricature · vignette · visualization · description · profile · portrait
role
Position or part
- performanceCarrying out a task
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- interpretationAssigned meaning
enactment · impersonation · embodiment · personification · acting · protagonist · antagonist · lead · supporting · ensemble
hero
One admired for courage
villain · ingenue · sage · fool · rebel · caregiver · everyman · lover · ruler · creator
traits
Distinguishing personal features
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- introvertOne who turns inward
extrovert · conscientiousness · neuroticism · openness · agreeableness · empathy · narcissism · altruism · optimism · pessimism
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
oversimplification · label · pigeonhole · stigma · assumption · categorization · typecast · caricature · reductive · hackneyed
- simple presentfacts, general truths, universal truths, routines, states
characterizationsraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
bare facts · facts · measurements · primary sources · source material
characterizationsrealities
Things that exist
actualities · essences · truth · direct experience · substance