characterization: (n.) 1. a graphic or vivid verbal description; “the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters”; word picture; word-painting; delineation; depiction; picture; characterisation; 2. the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; “the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd”; characterisation; 3. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; portrayal; enactment; personation;
