Character
[n] 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
[n] 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"
[n] an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
[n] 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"
[n] a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
[n]
[n] 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"
[n] good repute; "he is a man of character"
[v] engrave or inscribe characters on
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Synonyms
case, character reference, eccentric, fiber, fibre, fictional character, fictitious character, grapheme, graphic symbol, lineament, part, persona, quality, reference, role, theatrical role, type
Related Terms
abnormal, accent, accent mark, acclaim, actor, actress, Adamite, advocacy, advocating, advocation, affection, alien, allele, allelomorph, alphabet, alphabetic character, alphabetize, Altmann theory, animus, antagonist, antihero, aptitude, arbitrary, aroma