Delineation of character; representation of a person's manners or morals. In Rhetoric: imitation of another's style of discourse, especially to…

The writing of character sketches; delineation of character, characterization. Also: an instance of this.

A description, delineation, or detailed report of a person's qualities. Now chiefly historical. gen.

a brief analysis of the character of a type of person or of a particular individual.