Definition
The action of describing someone or something by giving details about their qualities; the way a character in a story is portrayed and developed.
Etymology
From 'characterise' plus the suffix '-ation' creating a noun for the process or result of characterizing; the British spelling of characterization.
Kelly Says
Film critics rave about 'complex characterisation'—they mean the writer spent time making the character feel like a real person with contradictions and growth, not just a stereotype.
Translations
ARالعربية
شخصية
shakhsiyah
BNবাংলা
চরিত্রাণ
charitraan
CACatalà
caracterització
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-tsi-o-nat
CSČeština
charakteristika
char-a-k-te-ris-ti-ka
DADansk
karakterisering
kar-a-k-te-ri-se-ring
DEDeutsch
Charakterisierung
khar-ak-te-ri-zee-rung
ELΕλληνικά
χαρακτηρισμός
hara-k-te-ri-smo-s
ESEspañol
caracterización
kar-ak-te-ri-za-syon
FISuomi
kuvauksen
ku-vau-ksen
FRFrançais
caractérisation
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-syon
HIहिन्दी
चरित्रांकन
charitraankān
HUMagyar
jellemzés
ye-lle-m-ze-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
karakterisasi
kar-a-k-te-ri-sa-si
ITItaliano
caratterizzazione
kar-a-te-ri-za-tsio-ne
KKKK
түрлендіру
tyr-len-di-ru
KO한국어
특징화
teuk-gyeong-hwa
MSBahasa Melayu
perwatakan
pe-rwa-ta-kan
NLNederlands
karakterisering
kar-a-k-te-ri-ze-ring
NONorsk
karakterisering
kar-a-k-te-ri-se-ring
PLPolski
charakteryzacja
khar-a-k-te-ri-za-cja
PTPortuguês
caracterização
kar-ak-te-ri-za-sāo
RORomână
caracterizare
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-re
RUРусский
характеристика
kharakteristika
SVSvenska
karakterisering
kar-a-k-te-ri-se-ring
SWKiswahili
tabiri
ta-bi-ri
TLTL
paglalarawan
pa-glar-a-ra-wan
TRTürkçe
karakterizasyon
kar-a-k-te-ri-za-syon
UKУкраїнська
характеристика
kharakteristika
VITiếng Việt
nhận dạng
nhận-dạng
YOYO
àwọn àdàpọ̀
awon ada-po
ZUZU
ukuhlelo
u-ku-hle-lo