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character

  • noun
  • char·ac·ter, cha·rac·ter
  • /ˈkæ.ɹɪk.tə/

A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.

Other meanings

  1. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.

  2. A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.

    “A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.”

Synonyms

  • fictional character

Example sentences

  • “What character traits would your friends use to describe you?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “He's a very sympathetic character.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "χαρακτήρ" (type, nature, character).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “character” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.