'Personality' definitions:

Definition of 'personality'

(from WordNet)
noun
The complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"
noun
A person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality"

Definition of 'Personality'

From: GCIDE
  • Personality \Per`son*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Personalities. [Cf. F. personnalit['e]. Cf. Personality.]
  • 1. That which constitutes distinction of person; the externally evident aspects of the character or behavior of a person; individuality. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as, indulgence in personalities. [1913 Webster]
  • Sharp personalities were exchanged. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A person who is famous or notable; a celebrity. [PJC]

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