personality
Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
Example
“The president has a unique personality.”
Other meanings
Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
“The best contestant shows most personality.”
Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
“His writing has a lot of personality.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "persōnālitās".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “personality” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.