Synonym: characterisation, delineation, depiction, enactment, personation, picture, portrayal, word picture, word-painting. Similar words: characterize, characteristic, device characteristic, character, polarization, authorization, secularization, demilitarization. Meaning: [‚kærəktəraɪ'zeɪʃn] 
n. 1. a graphic or vivid verbal description 2. the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features 3. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.
n. 1. a graphic or vivid verbal description 2. the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features 3. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture. 
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1) The film's characterization of the artist as a complete drunk has annoyed a lot of people.
2) Pilcher's books are full of humour, good characterization, and lively dialogue.
3) Sculley, who hated neckties anyway, resisted this characterization.
4) The new assumption we need is a characterization of the decision to enter.
5) But anyone seeking a fresh characterization or clever plot twist ought not to buy a ride on this Murphy vehicle.
6) The characterization of deliberative thinking as internal argument is a universal characterization.
7) So, too, may seem my characterization of physics as the study of simplicity.
8) However, there is a reasonable balance of characterization between them.
9) To be sure, plenty of homosexuals rejected this characterization, just as many had rejected the earlier characterization of sin.
10) Valley residents will simply love the characterization of the area as a haven for working-class yahoos.
11) An engaging blend of poetic characterization and deductive reasoning, it was delivered for the most part in a weary monotone.
12) The extremist characterization frightened away mainstream civil rights organizations, which made Hampton even more vulnerable to attack.
13) The characterization is believable, but it's still not a very good book.
14) The characterization is wildly inconsistent. Outside the courtroom, Kevin is a tongue-tied lunkhead.
15) According to this characterization there can not be a society without social representations.
16) The values of these parameters permit characterization of the curves, and enable numerical comparisons to be made between samples.
17) Fruit maturity may play a part in phenotypic characterization.
18) Characterization of a multi-anode photo-multiplier tube for array detectors.
19) Stereotype and individualization are two different arts of characterization.
20) The plots in her books are very strong but there's almost no characterization.
21) The real value of the book lies in its wonderful characterization.
22) There is certainly a need for a comprehensive guide to materials characterization techniques for industrial scientists who are not analytical chemists.
23) These preliminary results suggest the desirability of looking beyond the female labour market for an adequate characterization of economic influences on fertility.
24) For many battered women the unpredictable treachery of a deadly serpent is an apt characterization of the abusive actions of their husbands.
25) The difficulty is that, however strong in outline, the characterization turns out to be weak in detail.
26) From what will be said, it will be seen that neither the characterization nor the name is completely accurate.
27) However,(http://sentencedict.com/characterization.html) the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae.
28) However, Lindsey continued to insist that the social description was the appropriate characterization because the policy talk was incidental.
29) In chapters 6 and 7 I would like to propose a characterization of grammar and language use which shows their interdependence.
30) The film marks a major advance in complexity in terms of both characterization and narrative structure.
More similar words: characterize, characteristic, device characteristic, character, polarization, authorization, secularization, demilitarization, externalization, internalization, nationalization, privatization, acclimatization, realization, utilization, randomization, civilization, organization, colonization, urbanization, globalization, socialization, victimization, hybridization, stabilization, decolonization, generalization, neutralization, organizational, centralization.