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character [ char·ac·ter ]

[
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ˈkærəktər ]
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UK
ˈkærəktə(r) ]
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Noun

1. The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

running away was not in keeping with her character

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2. The distinctive nature of something.

But with their multitude of uses they were what gave the area its character.

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3. The quality of being individual in an interesting or unusual way.

the island is full of character

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4. Strength and originality in a person's nature.

She was a bright, bubbly individual, full of character.

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5. A person's good reputation.

I am deeply disappointed to see him sullying his good name with this attack on my character and my work.

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6. A written statement of someone's good qualities; a testimonial.

Time and again she finds a resonance between her own experiences and Annie's, who, dismissed without a character, is forced into prostitution.

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7. A person in a novel, play, or film.

And I remember thinking that Lenny was a really interesting character.

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8. A part played by an actor.

She works hard to make her character seem real.

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9. A person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character.

shady characters

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10. An unusual or amusing person.

The bartenders are different; some of them real characters.

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11. A printed or written letter or symbol.

I have Kurdish friends and they usually write with Latin characters.

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12. A symbol representing a letter or number.

To keep your URL as simple as possible, try to exclude characters such as question marks and ampersands.

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13. A characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species.

This character has also been identified in some wild Triticeae species.

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Verb

1. Inscribe or write (something).
2. Describe.

You charactered him very well.

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Origin

1. Middle English from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’. From the early sense ‘distinctive mark’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait’ (early 16th century), and from this ‘a description, especially of a person's qualities’, giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities’.

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