personality

personality

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of personality in English

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English

Etymology

Coined between 1350 and 1400 as Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās.

Morphologically personal +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/, /-i/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/, [ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi]

Noun

personality (countable and uncountable, plural personalities)

  1. (of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
  2. (of people) Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
  3. (of inanimate or abstract things) A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
    His writing has a lot of personality.
    This functional concrete building lacks personality.
  4. An assumed role or manner of behavior.
  5. A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.
  6. (dated) Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
  7. (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
  8. (Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous) A set of female breasts; a rack; (also occasionally) an individual breast.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:breasts

Synonyms

  • selfness

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: パーソナリティ (pāsonariti)

Translations

References

Further reading

  • "personality" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 232.

Anagrams

  • antileprosy, ponytailers

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