What is Characters?
noun
plural noun: characters
1.
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
"running away was not in keeping with her character"
Similar:
personality
nature
disposition
temperament
temper
mentality
turn of mind
psychology
psyche
constitution
make-up
make
stamp
mould
cast
persona
attributes
features
qualities
properties
traits
essential quality
essence
sum and substance
individuality
identity
distinctiveness
uniqueness
spirit
ethos
complexion
key
tone
tenor
ambience
air
aura
feel
feeling
vibrations
kidney
humour
grain
the distinctive nature of something.
"gas lamps give the area its character"
Similar:
personality
nature
disposition
temperament
temper
mentality
turn of mind
psychology
psyche
constitution
make-up
make
stamp
mould
cast
persona
attributes
features
qualities
properties
traits
essential quality
essence
sum and substance
individuality
identity
distinctiveness
uniqueness
spirit
ethos
complexion
key
tone
tenor
ambience
air
aura
feel
feeling
vibrations
kidney
humour
grain
the quality of being individual in an interesting or unusual way.
"the island is full of character"
strength and originality in a person's nature.
"she had character as well as beauty"
Similar:
integrity
honour
moral strength
moral fibre
rectitude
uprightness
fortitude
strength
spine
backbone
toughness
resolve
will power
firmness of purpose
grit
guts
gutsiness
gumption
bottle
a person's good reputation.
"to what do I owe this attack on my character?"
Similar:
reputation
name
good name
standing
stature
position
status
image
credibility
acceptability
prestige
cachet
kudos
eminence
izzat
report
dated
a written statement of someone's good qualities; a testimonial.
"you are dismissed without a character"
2.
a person in a novel, play, or film.
"the author's compassionate identification with his characters"
Similar:
persona
person
role
part
dramatis personae
a part played by an actor.
"the actor's TV character is often on the wrong side of the law"
Similar:
persona
person
role
part
dramatis personae
a person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character.
"he was a larger-than-life character"
informal
an unusual or amusing person.
"she's a right character with a will of her own"
Similar:
eccentric
oddity
odd fellow
madcap
crank
original
individualist
nonconformist
rare bird
square peg in a round hole
oddball
one
odd bod
oner
queer fish
odd fish
card
caution
case
rara avis
3.
a printed or written letter or symbol.
Computing
a symbol representing a letter or number.
Similar:
letter
figure
symbol
sign
mark
type
cipher
device
hieroglyph
rune
grapheme
4.
Biology
a characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species.
verbarchaic
3rd person present: characters
inscribe or write (something).
describe.
"you have well charactered him"
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