Word forms: plural characterizationsregional note: in BRIT, also use characterisation
1. variable noun
Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
As a writer I am interested in characterization.
...Chaucer's characterization of Criseyde. [+ of]
2. See also characterize
characterization in British English
or characterisation (ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən)
noun
1.
description of character, traits, etc
2.
the act of characterizing
characterization in American English
(ˌkærəktərəˈzeɪʃən; ˌ kærɪktərəˈzeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of characterizing
2.
the delineation of character or creation of characters in a play, story, etc.
Examples of 'characterization' in a sentence
characterization
In this trilogy, he has found a voice that fuses research and strong characterization into a compelling story.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The changes he introduced were intended to make the play more credible as theatre, but they did little to improve its mechanical plot and characterization.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
His own characterization of religion is in terms of'the restless searching heart in the midst of a mysterious world '.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
A return of a donor's contributions would be completely inconsistent with the church 's previous characterization of the transactions as charitable contributions.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
characterization
British English: characterization NOUN
Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.