characteriology
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
The description of someone or something in terms of character traits.
Example Sentences
- "Both in the realm of geometry and in that of characteriology, the formation of wholes proceeds according to definite laws, and it follows, therefore, that wholes are easily grasped by us."
- "We must thank the work of the Dutch, German, and English psychologists for the fact that characteriology is not based on vague literary considerations, but solid scientific foundation."
- "While not conceding an absolute validity to characteriology, Mounier did believe that men conform to basic patterns in terms of their proclivity towards or away from emotions and action, reflection and force; and a description of these patterns does consistitue a general global description of a given man's character."
- "By temperament, he was what the old characteriology would call a "choleric.""
- "This characteriology, coming out of the typology of Lecène and broadened by the morphopsychological studies of Louis Corman, allows him to deepen the study of psychological types and creation myths in literary works."
- "In further developing the characteriology of Slovenes and speaking of anancastic lines with a depressive note , Milčinski stated after looking at it and following it up historically, that in Slovenia the suicide rate increased with economic growth and prosperity."