Characternoun
(countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
Carachter
Misspelling of character.
Characternoun
(countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
âA single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.â;
Characternoun
A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
âA study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.â;
Characternoun
(uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
âHe has a great deal of character.â; â"You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."â;
Characternoun
(countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
âJulius Caesar is a great historical character.â; âThat bloke is such a character.â;
Characternoun
(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
Characternoun
Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
âan inscription in the Runic characterâ;
Characternoun
A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
Characternoun
One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
Characternoun
A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
âWe saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers.â; âThat old guy is a real character.â;
Characternoun
A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
Characternoun
(countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
âin the miserable character of a slaveâ; âin his character as a magistrateâ;
Characternoun
The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
âa man's character for truth and veracityâ; âHer actions give her a bad character.â;
Characternoun
A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
Characternoun
Personal appearance.
Characterverb
(obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.
Characternoun
A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
âIt were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye.â;
Characternoun
Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character.
âYou know the character to be your brother's?â;
Characternoun
The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
âThe character or that dominion.â; âKnow well each Ancient's proper character;His fable, subject, scope in every page;Religion, Country, genius of his Age.â; âA man of . . . thoroughly subservient character.â;
Characternoun
Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character.
Characternoun
Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.
Characternoun
Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter.
Characternoun
The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character.
âThis subterraneous passage is much mended since Seneca gave so bad a character of it.â;
Characternoun
A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant.
Characternoun
A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Cæsar is a great historical character.
Characternoun
One of the persons of a drama or novel.
Characterverb
To engrave; to inscribe.
âThese trees shall be my books.And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character.â;
Characterverb
To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize.
Characternoun
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story);
âshe is the main character in the novelâ;
Characternoun
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;
âeach town has a quality all its ownâ; âthe radical character of our demandsâ;
Characternoun
the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions;
âeducation has for its object the formation of characterâ;
Characternoun
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;
âshe played the part of Desdemonaâ;
Characternoun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
âa real characterâ; âa strange characterâ; âa friendly eccentricâ; âthe capable typeâ; âa mental caseâ;
Characternoun
good repute;
âhe is a man of characterâ;
Characternoun
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;
ârequests for character references are all to often answered evasivelyâ;
Characternoun
a written symbol that is used to represent speech;
âthe Greek alphabet has 24 charactersâ;
Characterverb
engrave or inscribe characters on