'Character' definitions:
Definition of 'character'
From: WordNet
noun
An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" [syn: fictional character, fictitious character, character]
noun
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" [syn: quality, character, lineament]
noun
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 [syn: character, fiber, fibre]
noun
An actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical role, part, persona]
noun
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" [syn: character, eccentric, type, case]
noun
Good repute; "he is a man of character"
noun
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" [syn: character, reference, character reference]
noun
A written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: character, grapheme, graphic symbol]
noun
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
verb
Engrave or inscribe characters on
Definition of 'Character'
From: GCIDE
- Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- These trees shall be my books. And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize. [R.] --Mitford. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Character'
From: GCIDE
- Character \Char"ac*ter\, n. [L., an instrument for marking, character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows, to engrave: cf. F. caract[`e]re.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. [1913 Webster]
- It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. --Holder. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- You know the character to be your brother's? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The character or that dominion. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Know well each Ancient's proper character; His fable, subject, scope in every page; Religion, Country, genius of his Age. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- A man of . . . thoroughly subservient character. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter. [1913 Webster]
- 7. 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. [1913 Webster]
- This subterraneous passage is much mended since Seneca gave so bad a character of it. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 8. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 9. 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; C[ae]sar is a great historical character. [1913 Webster]
- 10. One of the persons of a drama or novel. [1913 Webster]
- Note: "It would be well if character and reputation were used distinctively. In truth, character is what a person is; reputation is what he is supposed to be. Character is in himself, reputation is in the minds of others. Character is injured by temptations, and by wrongdoing; reputation by slanders, and libels. Character endures throughout defamation in every form, but perishes when there is a voluntary transgression; reputation may last through numerous transgressions, but be destroyed by a single, and even an unfounded, accusation or aspersion." --Abbott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'character'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abnormal,
- accent,
- accent mark,
- acclaim,
- actor,
- actress,
- Adamite,
- advocacy,
- advocating,
- advocation,
- affection,
- alien,
- allele,
- allelomorph,
- alphabet,
- alphabetic character,
- alphabetize,
- Altmann theory,
- animus,
- antagonist,
- antihero,
- aptitude,
- arbitrary,
- aroma,
- arrowhead,
- assured probity,
- attribute,
- atypical,
- autolithograph,
- bad guy,
- badge,
- banner,
- bar,
- barnstormer,
- bastard,
- bat,
- be a printmaker,
- being,
- bent,
- bias,
- big shot,
- big-timer,
- bigwig,
- binary digit,
- bird,
- birth,
- birthmark,
- bit,
- bit part,
- blamelessness,
- blood,
- body,
- body-build,
- brand,
- breed,
- bring to life,
- bugger,
- cachet,
- cameo,
- cancel,
- capacity,
- capitalize,
- card,
- carve,
- case,
- cast,
- cat,
- catalog,
- cataloging,
- catch a likeness,
- celebrity,
- certificate of character,
- chap,
- character actor,
- character man,
- character reference,
- character sketch,
- character woman,
- characteristic,
- characteristics,
- characterization,
- characterize,
- chart,
- chief,
- child actor,
- chisel,
- chromatid,
- chromatin,
- chromosome,
- cipher,
- clan,
- cleanness,
- clothing,
- color,
- complexion,
- composition,
- condition,
- configuration,
- constituents,
- constitution,
- courage,
- cove,
- crackpot,
- crank,
- crasis,
- crease,
- creature,
- credential,
- cribble,
- crosshatch,
- cue,
- cuneiform,
- customer,
- custos,
- cut,
- De Vries theory,
- decency,
- delineate,
- delineation,
- demotic character,
- denomination,
- depict,
- depiction,
- describe,
- description,
- designation,
- details,
- determinant,
- determinative,
- determiner,
- device,
- dharma,
- diagram,
- diathesis,
- differentia,
- differential,
- digit,
- dignitary,
- direct,
- diseur,
- diseuse,
- disposition,
- distinction,
- distinctive feature,
- DNA,
- dot,
- dramatizer,
- draw,
- duck,
- duty,
- earmark,
- earthling,
- eccentric,
- eccentricity,
- eclat,
- emblem,
- eminence,
- enchase,
- endowment,
- engrave,
- erectness,
- erratic,
- estimableness,
- ethos,
- eugenics,
- evocation,
- evoke,
- expected,
- express,
- expression mark,
- factor,
- fairness,
- fame,
- famousness,
- fanatic,
- fat part,
- feather,
- feature,
- feeder,
- feller,
- fellow,
- fermata,
- fiber,
- figure,
- fitting,
- flake,
- flavor,
- foil,
- footing,
- form,
- frame,
- freak,
- function,
- furrow,
- Galtonian theory,
- gene,
- genesiology,
- genetic code,
- genetics,
- genius,
- genre,
- genus,
- give words to,
- glory,
- good character,
- goodness,
- grain,
- grammalogue,
- graph,
- grapheme,
- graphic account,
- grave,
- groove,
- groundling,
- gust,
- guy,
- habit,
- hallmark,
- hand,
- hatch,
- head,
- heavy,
- hereditability,
- heredity,
- heritability,
- heritage,
- hermit,
- hero,
- heroine,
- hieratic symbol,
- hieroglyph,
- hieroglyphic,
- hieroglyphics,
- high ideals,
- high principles,
- high-mindedness,
- hiragana,
- histrio,
- histrion,
- hit off,
- hobo,
- hold,
- homo,
- honesty,
- honor,
- honorableness,
- hue,
- human,
- human being,
- humor,
- humors,
- ideogram,
- ideograph,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- ilk,
- image,
- imagery,
- immaculacy,
- impress,
- impression,
- in character,
- in keeping,
- inborn capacity,
- incise,
- inclination,
- index,
- indicant,
- indicator,
- individual,
- individualism,
- individuality,
- ingenue,
- inheritability,
- inheritance,
- initial,
- inscribe,
- insignia,
- integrity,
- intellect,
- intelligence,
- irreproachability,
- irreproachableness,
- itemization,
- jasper,
- job,
- joker,
- justice,
- justness,
- juvenile,
- kana,
- katakana,
- key signature,
- keynote,
- kidney,
- kin,
- kind,
- kook,
- kudos,
- label,
- lad,
- lead,
- lead role,
- leading lady,
- leading man,
- leading woman,
- leaning,
- letter,
- letter of introduction,
- lexigraphic character,
- life,
- ligature,
- limn,
- limning,
- line,
- lineaments,
- lines,
- lithograph,
- living soul,
- logogram,
- logograph,
- lone wolf,
- loner,
- loony,
- lot,
- make,
- make prints,
- makeup,
- man,
- manner,
- mannerism,
- map,
- mark,
- marking,
- matinee idol,
- matrocliny,
- maverick,
- measure,
- Mendelianism,
- Mendelism,
- mental set,
- meshuggenah,
- metronomic mark,
- mettle,
- mime,
- mimer,
- mimic,
- mind,
- mind-set,
- mold,
- monogram,
- monologist,
- moral excellence,
- moral strength,
- morality,
- mortal,
- mummer,
- nabob,
- name,
- natural,
- nature,
- nobility,
- nonconformist,
- normal,
- nose,
- notability,
- notate,
- notation,
- note,
- notoriety,
- notoriousness,
- number,
- numeral,
- numero,
- nut,
- odd fellow,
- oddball,
- oddity,
- odor,
- office,
- ogham,
- one,
- original,
- out of character,
- outline,
- outsider,
- paint,
- pantomime,
- pantomimist,
- pariah,
- part,
- particularity,
- particularization,
- party,
- patrocliny,
- patronage,
- pause,
- peculiar,
- peculiarity,
- person,
- personage,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- pharmacogenetics,
- phonetic,
- phonetic character,
- phonetic symbol,
- photograph,
- phylum,
- physique,
- pictogram,
- pictograph,
- pictographic character,
- picture,
- picturize,
- piece,
- place,
- playactor,
- player,
- point,
- popularity,
- portrait,
- portraiture,
- portray,
- portrayal,
- position,
- predilection,
- predisposition,
- preference,
- presa,
- principles,
- print,
- probity,
- proclivity,
- profile,
- propensity,
- proper,
- property,
- protagonist,
- protean actor,
- province,
- publicity,
- pureness,
- purity,
- quality,
- queer duck,
- queer fish,
- queer specimen,
- quirk,
- quiz,
- race,
- radical,
- rank,
- rara avis,
- recessive character,
- reciter,
- reclame,
- recluse,
- recognition,
- recommend,
- recommendation,
- rectitude,
- reference,
- register,
- relation,
- render,
- rendering,
- rendition,
- renown,
- replication,
- report,
- represent,
- representation,
- representative,
- reputability,
- reputation,
- repute,
- resolution,
- respectability,
- righteousness,
- RNA,
- role,
- Roscius,
- rub,
- rune,
- savor,
- schematize,
- score,
- scrape,
- scratch,
- screwball,
- sculpture,
- seal,
- segno,
- set,
- set forth,
- shape,
- shorthand,
- side,
- sigil,
- sign,
- signal,
- signature,
- single,
- singularity,
- situation,
- sketch,
- slant,
- slur,
- smack,
- solitary,
- somatotype,
- somebody,
- someone,
- sort,
- soubrette,
- soul,
- specialty,
- species,
- specification,
- spirit,
- spook,
- stage performer,
- stage player,
- stainlessness,
- stamp,
- standing,
- state,
- station,
- status,
- stipple,
- stooge,
- straight man,
- straight part,
- strain,
- strange duck,
- streak,
- stripe,
- stroller,
- strolling player,
- stud,
- style,
- suchness,
- suitable,
- supporting character,
- supporting role,
- sure sign,
- swell,
- syllabic,
- symbol,
- symbolize,
- symptom,
- system,
- taint,
- take a rubbing,
- tang,
- taste,
- telltale sign,
- tellurian,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tempo mark,
- tendency,
- tenor,
- terran,
- testimonial,
- the bubble reputation,
- the like of,
- the likes of,
- theatrical,
- thespian,
- tie,
- time signature,
- title role,
- token,
- tone,
- tool,
- trace,
- trace out,
- trace over,
- trait,
- tramp,
- transcribe,
- transliterate,
- tribe,
- trick,
- trouper,
- turn,
- turn of mind,
- twist,
- type,
- typical,
- uncharacteristic,
- unexpected,
- unfitting,
- unimpeachability,
- unimpeachableness,
- uniqueness,
- unspottedness,
- untypical,
- uprightness,
- upstandingness,
- utility man,
- variety,
- vein,
- Verworn theory,
- vignette,
- villain,
- vinculum,
- VIP,
- virtue,
- virtuousness,
- vivid description,
- vogue,
- voucher,
- walk-on,
- walking part,
- warp,
- way,
- wedge,
- weirdo,
- Weismann theory,
- Weismannism,
- Wiesner theory,
- word letter,
- word painting,
- worldling,
- worthiness,
- write,
- writing,
- written character,
- zealot,
- zombie
Words containing 'Character'
- Charact,
- Charactered,
- Such character,
- out of character,
- Demotic character,
- Essential character,
- Hieratic character,
- Mendelian character,
- Specific character,
- alphabetic character,
- alphanumeric characters,
- ascii character,
- backspace character,
- bad character,
- cast of characters,
- character actor,
- character assassination,
- character printer,
- character reference,
- character set,
- character witness,
- check character,
- control character,
- enchorial character,
- epistolographic character,
- fictional character,
- fictitious character,
- recessive character,
- sex character,
- unit character,
- Epistolographic character of writing,
- ascii character set,
- ascii control character,
- primary sex character,
- secondary sex character,
- Nail-headed characters,
- Wedge-formed characters,
- Wedge-shaped characters,
- character-at-a-time printer