character
noun
[ ˈkarəktə ]
• the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
• "running away was not in keeping with her character"
Similar:
personality,
nature,
disposition,
temperament,
temper,
mentality,
turn of mind,
psychology,
psyche,
constitution,
make-up,
make,
stamp,
mould,
cast,
persona,
attributes,
features,
qualities,
properties,
traits,
essential quality,
essence,
sum and substance,
individuality,
identity,
distinctiveness,
uniqueness,
spirit,
ethos,
complexion,
key,
tone,
tenor,
ambience,
air,
aura,
feel,
feeling,
vibrations,
kidney,
humour,
grain,
• a person in a novel, play, or film.
• "the author's compassionate identification with his characters"
• a printed or written letter or symbol.
• a characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species.
character
verb
• inscribe or write (something).
Origin:
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’.
