personification
intermediateB2/ˌpɜːrsənɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · per-son-i-fi-ca-tion
The act of giving human qualities to non-human things or abstract concepts.
Meanings
The act of giving human qualities to non-human things or abstract concepts.
غیر انسانی چیزوں یا تجریدی تصورات کو انسانی خصوصیات دینا۔
شخصیت سازی
shakhsiyat saazi
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- literary personification
- personification of nature
- personification in poetry
Example Sentences
In the poem, the author uses personification to give the wind a voice.
شاعر نے نظم میں ہوا کو آواز دینے کے لیے شخصیت سازی کا استعمال کیا۔
Shaayar ne nazm mein hawa ko aawaz dene ke liye shakhsiyat saazi ka istemal kiya.
The artist's painting features personification, depicting time as an old man.
فنکار کی پینٹنگ میں شخصیت سازی ہے جو وقت کو ایک بوڑھے آدمی کے طور پر دکھاتی ہے۔
Fankar ki painting mein shakhsiyat saazi hai jo waqt ko ek boorhay aadmi ke tor par dikhati hai.
Personification enhances the emotional impact of the story.
شخصیت سازی کہانی کے جذباتی اثر کو بڑھاتی ہے۔
Shakhsiyat saazi kahani ke jazbati asar ko barhati hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of a character in a movie who represents an idea like love or freedom.
Imagine a tree speaking to you about wisdom.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
بُت کی شکل میں ہونٹوں کی شخصیت کو سُن لوں زندگی کی ہر بات کی یوں حقیقت کو سمجھے
But ki shakl mein honton ki shakhsiyat ko sun loon Zindagi ki har baat ki yun haqeeqat ko samjhay.
Let me listen to the persona of lips in the shape of an idol, so that I may understand the essence of every matter of life.
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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
اندھے کی ہنر اور کچھ نہیں
Andhay ki hunar aur kuch nahi
The blind man's skill is nothing.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "personificare" — to make a person of
First known use: 15th century
The term personification originated from Latin 'personificare', meaning to represent an abstraction or idea as a person.