Synonyms for impersonation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : verb im-pur-suh-neyt; adjective im-pur-suh-nit, -neyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpɜr səˌneɪt; adjective ɪmˈpɜr sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt

Définition of impersonation

Origin : 1800, "personification;" 1825 as "an acting of a part or character;" noun of action from impersonate (v.).

noun imitation

Example sentences :

Antonio, as I have shown, is an impersonation of Shakespeare himself.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

She was an impersonation of health, joy, and freshness, in the full sunlight.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

This was probable to have been the second impersonation of Deity.
Extract from : « The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper » by Martin Farquhar Tupper

She appeared to me as the impersonation of all that was lovely.
Extract from : « The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon » by Jos Maria Gordon

How then comes Cocker to be the impersonation of Arithmetic?
Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan

To them she seemed the impersonation of beauty and peace on earth.
Extract from : « The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories » by Margaret Collier Graham

His impersonation of the part is said to be "nature itself."
Extract from : « Hilda Wade » by Grant Allen

The chevalier was the impersonation of rectitude, sincerity, and honour.
Extract from : « The Knight of Malta » by Eugene Sue

Of this Calvinist feeling Christian of Anhalt became the impersonation.
Extract from : « The Thirty Years' War » by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

She had become in their eyes the impersonation of the cause for which they were struggling.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Janizaries » by James M. Ludlow

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