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Character

noun
/ˈkæɹəktə/
Word Frequency: 90.0

Definitions

1.nounA being involved in the action of a story.
2.nounA distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
"A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2."
3.nounA complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
"A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out."
4.nounStrength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
""You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character.""
5.nounA unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
"Julius Caesar is a great historical character."
6.nounA written or printed symbol, or letter.
7.nounStyle of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
"an inscription in the Runic character"
8.nounA secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
9.nounOne of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
10.nounA person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
"That old guy is a real character."
11.nounA complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
12.nounQuality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
"in his character as a magistrate"
13.nounThe estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
"Her actions give her a bad character."
14.nounA reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
15.nounPersonal appearance.
16.verbTo write (using characters); to describe.

Synonyms

personarolereferencetypegraphemecharacter referencecasequalitypartlineamenteccentricfiber

Rhymes With

claire richterherr richter
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