CHARACTER
\kˈaɹɪktə], \kˈaɹɪktə], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k_t_ə]\
Definitions of CHARACTER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
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good repute; "he is a man of character"
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
By Princeton University
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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"
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a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
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good repute; "he is a man of character"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Reputation.
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A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
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Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character.
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The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
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Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character.
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Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.
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The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character.
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A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant.
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A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character.
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One of the persons of a drama or novel.
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To engrave; to inscribe.
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To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize.
By Oddity Software
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Reputation.
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A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
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Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character.
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The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
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Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character.
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Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.
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The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character.
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A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant.
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A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character.
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One of the persons of a drama or novel.
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To engrave; to inscribe.
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To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize.
By Noah Webster.
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Reputation.
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To impress, engrave, or depict; characterize.
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Mental or moral quality, or qualities, good or bad; also, moral excellence.
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An assumed part; also, the person holding it.
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A figure; mark; sign; letter.
By James Champlin Fernald
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In current usage, approximately equivalent to personality. The sum of the relatively fixed personality traits and habitual modes of response of an individual.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A letter, sign, or figure; reputation; nature; moral force; quality; rank; distinctive qualities; a person in a play.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A letter, sign, or figure: the peculiar qualities of a person or thing: a description of the qualities of a person or thing: a person with his peculiar qualities.
By Daniel Lyons
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A letter; peculiar qualities; reputation; person.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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In Pathology it is used synonymously with stamp or appearance. We say, "A disease is of an unfavourable character," "The prevailing epidemic has a bilious character," &c. In Mental Philosophy it means- that which distinguishes one individual from another, as regards his understanding and passions. See Symbol.
By Robley Dunglison
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n. [Greek] A distinctive mark; a letter, figure or sign;—manner of writing or printing;—the representation, or estimate of a person or thing; reputation;—specific or personal qualities;—the possessor of individual qualities; an eccentric.
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A mark, a stamp, a representation; a letter used in writing or printing; the hand or manner of writing; a representation of any man as to his personal qualities; an account of any thing as good or bad; the person with his assemblage of qualities.
By Thomas Sheridan
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