personified
Given human form
Personified is the past tense and participle of personify, meaning to represent an abstract quality or idea as a human figure, or to be a perfect example of something.
When we say someone is kindness personified, we mean they embody that quality so completely that they seem to be its human form.
Death personified as a cloaked figure with a scythe is a classic example of giving human characteristics to an abstraction.
The word often follows the quality it describes: She was elegance personified.
Concrete manifestation of idea
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
manifestation · embodied · avatar · allegory · symbolism · metaphor · emblematic · typify
Worshipped supernatural being
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- anthropomorphismAttributing personality to things
- ZeusGreek sky god
Athena · Apollo · Odin · Thor · Anubis · Gaia · Helios · Morpheus
Attribute to a cause
- assignGive as responsibility
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- imputeAssign to a cause
- anthropomorphismAttributing personality to things
Nature, symbol, or role
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- fableMoral tale with animals
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · narrator · heroine · villain · personage · figure · Death · Time
Given bodily form
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- epitomizeRepresent the essence of
- exemplifyRepresent through instance
- representStand in for
materialize · actualize · embody · substantiate · concretize · externalize · symbolize · typify
One who copies others
- portrayRepresent through performance
- depictRepresent through art
- playRecreation or staged drama
- performExecute or present
embody · channel · assume · adopt · masquerade · roleplay · enact · characterize
Make more relatable
- anthropomorphizeAscribe human characteristics to
- vivifyMake more alive
- enlivenMake more spirited
- endowProvide with lasting funds
imbue · characterize · bring to life · vitalize · animate
embodiment
Concrete manifestation of idea
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- epitomePerfect representative of type
quintessence · manifestation · embodied · avatar · allegory · symbolism · metaphor · emblematic · typify · exemplify
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- anthropomorphismAttributing personality to things
Zeus · Athena · Apollo · Odin · Thor · Anubis · Gaia · Helios · Morpheus · Anansi
ascribe
Attribute to a cause
anthropomorphism · pathetic fallacy · projection · transference
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- fableMoral tale with animals
protagonist · antagonist · narrator · heroine · villain · personage · figure · Death · Time · Nature
incarnate
Given bodily form
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- epitomizeRepresent the essence of
- exemplifyRepresent through instance
represent · materialize · actualize · embody · substantiate · concretize · externalize · symbolize · typify · express
mimic
One who copies others
perform · embody · channel · assume · adopt · masquerade · roleplay · enact · characterize
humanize
Make more relatable
- anthropomorphizeAscribe human characteristics to
- vivifyMake more alive
- enlivenMake more spirited
endow · imbue · characterize · bring to life · vitalize · animate
personifiedabstract
Condensed version of text
depersonalized · disembodied · unembodied · dehumanized · impersonal
personifiedcontradicted
Opposed a statement
opposed · negated · differed · belied · contravened