Definition of character

Overview of noun character

The noun character has 9 senses? (first 7 from tagged texts)

1. (16) fictional character, fictitious character, character

(an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel")

2. (12) quality, character, lineament

(a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands")

3. (11) character, fiber, fibre

(the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer)

4. (9) character, role, theatrical role, part, persona

(an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona")

5. (4) character, eccentric, type, case

(a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case")

6. (1) character

(good repute; "he is a man of character")

7. (1) character, reference, character reference

(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")

8. character, grapheme, graphic symbol

(a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters")

9. character

((genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes)

Overview of verb character

The verb character has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. character

(engrave or inscribe characters on)