Définitions
1.NounA being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
2.NounA distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene."A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.; We were not able to ascertain the character of the relationship."
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."He has a great deal of character.; "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.; That bloke is such a 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."We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers.; That old guy is a real character."
11.NounAn assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually
C
{\displaystyle \mathbb {C} }
).
12.NounQuality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty."in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate"
13.NounThe estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation."a man's character for truth and veracity; Her actions give her a bad character."
14.NounA reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
15.NounPersonal appearance.
16.VerbTo write (using characters); to describe.