characterisation

A form of characterization — The act or process of characterizing.

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OriginEnglish characterise ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere →
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Meanings

nouncharacterisation (countable and uncountable, plural characterisations)

plural characterisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of characterization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna graphic or vivid verbal description

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Broader
descriptionverbal description

nounthe act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

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description
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  2. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  3. Latincharactēr
  4. Old Frenchcaractere
  5. Middle Englishcaracter
  6. Englishcharacter
  7. Englishcharacterise
  8. Englishcharacterisation

From characterise + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with characterisation

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA

characterisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterisation

MLA

“characterisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “characterisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterisation.

Source: characterisation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.