|
English to English noun
| 1 |
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |  | Example: she is the main character in the novel
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | | Example: each town has a quality all its own
the radical character of our demands
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions | | Example: education has for its object the formation of character
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | | Example: she played the part of Desdemona
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | | Example: a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
good repute | | Example: he is a man of character
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | | Example: requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
source: wordnet30
| 8 |
a written symbol that is used to represent speech | | Example: the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes | | source: wordnet30
| 10 |
A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 11 |
engrave or inscribe characters on | | source: wordnet30
| 12 |
To engrave; to inscribe. | | source: webster1913
|