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personification

noun

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

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Word length
15
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
22
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

noun

  1. representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

noun

  1. a person who represents an abstract quality

    “she is the personification of optimism”

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she is the personification of optimism

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