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personality noun [ pəːsəˈnalɪti ]

• the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
• "she had a sunny personality that was very engaging"
Similar: character, nature, disposition, temperament, make-up, persona, psyche, identity,
• a celebrity or famous person.
• "an official opening by a famous personality"
Similar: celebrity, VIP, star, superstar, celebutante, name, famous name, household name, big name, somebody, leading light, notable, personage, luminary, notability, worthy, celeb, televisionary,
• the quality or fact of being a person as distinct from a thing or animal.
• disparaging remarks about an individual.
Origin: late Middle English (in personality (sense 3)): from Old French personalite, from medieval Latin personalitas, from Latin personalis ‘of a person’ (see personal). personality (sense 1) dates from the late 18th century.


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