Which term is the name of characteristics or attributes substituted for the actual object?

• A. Synecdoche
• B. Metaphor
• C. Metonymy
• D. Personification

Answer: (C)

Metonymy is when you name something by using a related attribute or something closely connected to it, rather than by its own name. The substitute—an associated feature or symbol—stands in for the actual object. For example, saying “the White House issued a statement” uses the location as a stand-in for the president and their administration, or calling a film industry “Hollywood.” In the question, characteristics or attributes linked to the object are used in place of the object itself, which fits metonymy because the link is indirect rather than a direct comparison (metaphor) or a part-for-whole substitution (synecdoche). So this term best captures the idea.