personified

[per-son-uh-fahyd]

adjective

1. (of an inanimate object or abstraction) spoken or written of as having the nature or character of a person.

   Ancient Greek philosophers referred to personified Wisdom as the logos.

2. (of a thing or abstraction) represented visually in the form of a person.

   In this video game, Mario teams up with a personified cloud and a doll from another universe.

3. embodied or incarnated in a real person or concrete thing.

   I honestly admire that musician—to me, he is personified coolness!

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of personify.

Other Word Forms

• unpersonified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of personified¹

personify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The last word went to Mohammed Siraj, who personified the unbreakable spirit and never-say-die attitude of a young India team.

From BBC

As a personified disaster with a human name and a week-long arc, it remains famous, or infamous, and indelible.

From Los Angeles Times

Willie is normally coolness personified, the even-tempered master of jump racing.

From BBC

Ray Adamyk, president and CEO of the Cathedral, captured the aesthetics of Pomona’s art scene and personified it within the architecture of the venue.

From Los Angeles Times

But the rugby gods, a new Welsh coach and a swashbuckling team oozing confidence - personified by a certain player's silver boots and golden tan - combined to pull off the impossible dream.

From BBC

Related Words

• characterized 
• defined 
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