What does Character Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • good repute
  • (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
  • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
  • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
  • an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
  • a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  • a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
  • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
  • an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
Definition as Verb
  • engrave or inscribe characters on

Examples

  • "he is a man of character"
  • "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
  • "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
  • "she is the main character in the novel"
  • "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
  • "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"
  • "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
  • "she played the part of Desdemona"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb