personified
Americanadjective
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(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.
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(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.
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embodied or incarnated in a real person or concrete thing.
I honestly admire that musician—to me, he is personified coolness!
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He personified the globalization that brought billions out of poverty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
“Unfortunately, but predictably, it was at the expense of signaling that Lululemon was no longer the leading, premium, cool brand initially personified by its muse.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
The AI, meanwhile, is personified to the cast and crew, who know nothing about it, as someone named “Al,” who “works remotely.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
He personified America as the empire of “hope”—a favorite Jackson word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
I had a totally different kind of talk with another white man I met in Africa—who, to me, personified exactly what the ambassador and I had discussed.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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