character

Meanings

• an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
  • "she is the main character in the novel"
• a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
  • "the radical character of our demands"
• 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"
• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
  • "a real character"
  • "a strange character"
• good repute
  • "he is a man of character"
• 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"
• a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  • "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
• (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
• engrave or inscribe characters on

Synonyms

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