1. (noun)portrayal, portraiture, portrait a word picture of a person's appearance and character Synonyms: portraiture, characterization, depicting, depiction, portrait, delineation, portraying, portrayal, enactment, personation
2. (noun)portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture Synonyms: portraiture, portrayal, personation, characterisation, portraying, enactment, depiction, word-painting, depicting, characterization, portrait, act, passage, impersonation, wordpicture, picture, delineation