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personation vs character

character vs personation

personation and character both are nouns.

personation is not a verb while character is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personation Yes No No No
character Yes No Yes No
As nouns, character is a hyponym of personation; that is, character is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personation:
  • personation: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
  • character: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
Other hyponyms of personation include impression, part, persona, role, theatrical role.
personation (noun) character (noun)
imitating the mannerisms of another person (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
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
personation (verb) character (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on
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