Personified: meaning, definitions and examples

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personified

[ pəˈsɒnɪfaɪd ]

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describing something

Attributed human traits or characteristics to something non-human.

Synonyms

anthropomorphized, embodied, incarnate

Examples of usage

Animals are often personified in children's literature.
The storm clouds seemed to be personified, with angry faces looking down at us.

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literary usage

To represent a thing or abstraction in the form of a person.

Synonyms

embodied, incarnated, manifested

Examples of usage

The author personified the wind as a mischievous child.
The concept of time was personified as an old man with a scythe.

Translations

Translations of the word "personified" in other languages:

🇵🇹 personificado

🇮🇳 व्यक्तित्वित

🇩🇪 personifiziert

🇮🇩 dipersonifikasikan

🇺🇦 уособлений

🇵🇱 uosobiony

🇯🇵 擬人化された

🇫🇷 personnifié

🇪🇸 personificado

🇹🇷 kişileştirilmiş

🇰🇷 의인화된

🇸🇦 مجسد

🇨🇿 personifikovaný

🇸🇰 personifikovaný

🇨🇳 人格化的

🇸🇮 poosebljen

🇮🇸 persónugert

🇰🇿 тұлғаландыру

🇬🇪 პერსონიფიცირებული

🇦🇿 şəxsiləşdirilmiş

🇲🇽 personificado

Word origin

The word 'personified' comes from the combination of 'person' + 'fied,' with 'person' deriving from the Latin word 'persona' meaning 'mask, character.' The concept of personification has been used in literature and art for centuries to give human qualities to non-human entities, enhancing storytelling and communication.