characterisation

nouns

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

characterisation, characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal

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"

characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting

is derived from

characterise

the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

"the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"

characterisation, characterization

is derived from

characterise