English dictionary
character
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
noun
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
noun
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
noun
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
noun
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
noun
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
noun
- an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
noun
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
noun
- good repute
verb
- engrave or inscribe characters on
Example sentences
{'source': 'Herbert Spencer', 'text': 'education has for its object the formation of character'}
each town has a quality all its own
the radical character of our demands
she played the part of Desdemona
requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
she is the main character in the novel
a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case
he is a man of character