Biography

Noun

 * 1) A person's life story, especially one published.

Verb

 * 1)  To write a biography of.

Adjectives for Biography
full-fledged; fascinating; literary; splendid; noble; notable; dignified; readable; compelling; painstaking; vital; rhapsodic; exuberant; fictionalized; authoritative; official; comprehensive; iconoclastic; miniature; definitive; pretentious; sensational; previous; informal; inclusive; reliable; remarkable; famous; picturesque; best-selling; meritorious; colorless;  satisfactory;  magnified; racy; critical; dull; drab; musty; hero-worshipping.

Verbs for Biography
acquaint with—; attempt—; cultivate—; illuminate—; interpret—; launch—; live—; record in—; —accounts; —appeals; —attributes; —catalogues; —chronicles; —debunks; —defames; —delights; —details; —distorts; —enchants; —eulogizes; —exaggerates; —extols; —fires; —informs; — lauds; —narrates; —pictures; —portrays;—reveals; —sketches; —treats of; —twists;—unfolds.

Thesaurus
adventures, annals, autobiography, biographical sketch, case history, chronicle, chronicles, chronology, confessions, curriculum vitae, diary, experiences, fortunes, hagiography, hagiology, historiography, history, journal, legend, letters, life, life and letters, life story, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia, memorial, memorials, necrology, obit, obituary, photobiography, profile, record, resume, story, theory of history

Etymology
From modern Latin biographia:, formed from βίος: + γράφω:.

Related terms

 * autobiography
 * biographer
 * biographical
 * hagiography
 * pathography