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character vs personation

personation vs character

character and personation both are nouns.

character is a verb but personation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
character Yes No Yes No
personation Yes No No No
As nouns, personation is a hypernym of character; that is, personation is a word with a broader meaning than character:
  • character: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
  • personation: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
Other hypernyms of character include characterization, enactment, portrayal.
character (noun) personation (noun)
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes imitating the mannerisms of another person
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
good repute
character (verb) personation (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on
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