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character

/ character /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
"education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer"
Type of:
trait
Kinds of:
spirit
Has parts:
personality
noun Sense 2
an actor''s portrayal of someone in a play
"she played the part of Desdemona"
Type of:
portrayal characterization enactment
Kinds of:
bit part minor role heavy hero ingenue
Derived:
impersonate portray embody be personify
noun Sense 3
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person''s qualifications and dependability
"requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"
Type of:
recommendation testimonial good word
Derived:
qualify characterize characterise
noun Sense 4
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Type of:
written symbol printed symbol
Kinds of:
allograph check character superscript superior subscript
noun Sense 5
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
"a real character"
"a strange character"
"a friendly eccentric"
"the capable type"
"a mental case"
Type of:
adult grownup
Derived:
type typecast typify epitomize epitomise
noun Sense 6
good repute
"he is a man of character"
Type of:
repute reputation
verb Sense 7
engrave or inscribe characters on
Type of:
engrave grave inscribe
Derived:
grapheme graphic symbol
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
"each town has a quality all its own"
"the radical character of our demands"
Type of:
property attribute dimension
Kinds of:
texture
Derived:
characterize characterise qualify restrict
noun Sense 9
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
"she is the main character in the novel"
Type of:
imaginary being imaginary creature
Kinds of:
Aladdin Argonaut Babar Beatrice Beowulf
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
1
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trait spirit portrayal characterization enactment bit part minor role heavy hero ingenue recommendation testimonial