characterisation

Noun characterisation has 2 senses

• characterisation(n = noun.communication) characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting - a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
is a kind of description, verbal description
has particulars: epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal
Derived form verb characterise₂

• characterisation(n = noun.communication) characterization - the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
is a kind of description
Derived form verb characterise₂