Character (Noun)
Meaning 1
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel".
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The protagonist of the story was a complex character with many layers to her personality.
- The actor's portrayal of the villainous character sent chills down the audience's spines.
- In the novel, the author skillfully developed the character of the detective through subtle hints and clues.
- The character of the loyal sidekick provided comic relief in an otherwise dark film.
- The actress's performance brought depth and nuance to the character of the queen.
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Meaning 5
The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 6
An actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
Good repute; "he is a man of character".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 8
A written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Alphabetic Character
- Star
- Runic Letter
- Percentage Sign
- Obelisk
- Blank
- Capital Letter
- Majuscule
- Letter Of The Alphabet
- Inferior
- Double Obelisk
- Uppercase
- Ideograph
- Superior
- Lower-case Letter
- Diesis
- Upper-case Letter
- Lowercase
- Minuscule
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Meaning 9
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 too often answered evasively".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.