Vocabulary Word
Word: personify
Definition: represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
Definition: represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
Sentences Containing 'personify'
Man can act only on external and visible characters: Nature, if I may be allowed to personify the natural preservation or survival of the fittest, cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they are useful to any being.
More Vocab Words
::: defiance - refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant::: allay - calm; pacify
::: frivolous - lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial
::: transgression - violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong
::: overture - musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace
::: enterprise - willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat
::: horticultural - pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
::: contend - struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
::: practical - based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man
::: uproar - noisy confusion
