character

/kˈɛɹɪktɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
   “she is the main character in the novel”
2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
   “each town has a quality all its own”
3. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions- Herbert Spencer
   “education has for its object the formation of character”
4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
   “she played the part of Desdemona”
5. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
   “a real character”
6. good repute
   “he is a man of character”
7. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
   “requests for character references are all too often answered evasively”
8. a written symbol that is used to represent speech
   “the Greek alphabet has 24 characters”
9. (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

verb

1. engrave or inscribe characters on

Synonyms for character

• fictional character
• fictitious character
• quality
• lineament
• fiber
• fibre
• role
• theatrical role
• part
• persona
• eccentric
• type
• case
• reference
• character reference
• graph
• grapheme
• graphic symbol