prosopopoeia
prosopopoeia · prosopopoeias · prosopopoeiae
An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audienceAn act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.
/pɹəˌsəʊpəˈpiːə/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.
(countable, uncountable)The personification of an abstraction.
More definitions
- representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσωποποιία (prosōpopoiía, “dramatization, the puttiLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσωποποιία (prosōpopoiía, “dramatization, the putting of speeches into the mouths of characters”). By surface analysis, prosopo- + -poeia.
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Forms
plural: prosopopoeias / prosopopoeiaeSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature:personification
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedprosopopoeial
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable