Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun characterisation

2 senses of characterisation

Sense 1
word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation -- (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")
       => description, verbal description -- (a statement that represents something in words)

Sense 2
characterization, characterisation -- (the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd")
       => description -- (the act of describing something)