personification B2 Topic:People & Society US /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #47502 Meanings 1 noun A way of writing that gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. "The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of personification. 2 noun A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality. The kind old doctor was the personification of patience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a way of writing that gives... prosopopoeia 2 noun · a person or thing that is a... embodiment Word family Forms personifications Derived forms impersonificationnonpersonification Related forms personify Etymology AI details From person(ify) + -ification. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # personification **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 47502 ## Meanings 1. A way of writing that gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. 2. A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality. ## Examples - "The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of personification. - The kind old doctor was the personification of patience. ## Derived Forms - impersonification - nonpersonification ## Related Forms - personify ## Etymology From person(ify) + -ification. ## AI Etymology Personification comes from person(ify) + -ification. In present-day English it covers a way of writing that gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea and a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality. The wider family includes derived forms such as impersonification, nonpersonification and related forms such as personify. ## Topics - People & Society markdown