Associations to the word «Personification»

Wiktionary

PERSONIFICATION, noun. A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
PERSONIFICATION, noun. A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
PERSONIFICATION, noun. An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human

Dictionary definition

PERSONIFICATION, noun. A person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism".
PERSONIFICATION, noun. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature.
PERSONIFICATION, noun. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc..

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley