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char·ac·ter  (krk-tr)

n.

1. The combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another. See Synonyms at disposition.

2. A distinguishing feature or attribute, as of an individual, group, or category. See Synonyms at quality.

3. Genetics A structure, function, or attribute determined by a gene or group of genes.

4. Moral or ethical strength.

5. A description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities.

6. A formal written statement as to competency and dependability, given by an employer to a former employee; a recommendation.

7. Public estimation of someone; reputation: personal attacks that damaged her character.

8. Status or role; capacity: in his character as the father.

9.

a. A notable or well-known person; a personage.

b. A person, especially one who is peculiar or eccentric: a shady character; catcalls from some character in the back row.

10.

a. A person portrayed in an artistic piece, such as a drama or novel.

b. Characterization in fiction or drama: a script that is weak in plot but strong in character.

11. A mark or symbol used in a writing system.

12. Computer Science

a. One of a set of symbols, such as letters or numbers, that are arranged to express information.

b. The numerical code representing such a character.

13. A style of printing or writing.

14. A symbol used in secret writing; a cipher or code.

adj.

1. Of or relating to one's character.

2.

a. Specializing in the interpretation of often minor roles that emphasize fixed personality traits or specific physical characteristics: a character actor.

b. Of or relating to the interpretation of such roles by an actor: the character part of the hero's devoted mother.

3. Dedicated to the portrayal of a person with regard to distinguishing psychological or physical features: a character sketch.

4. Law Of or relating to a person who gives testimony as to the moral and ethical reputation or behavior of one engaged in a lawsuit: a character witness.

tr.v. charac·tered, charac·ter·ing, charac·ters Archaic

1. To write, print, engrave, or inscribe.

2. To portray or describe.

Idioms:

in character

Consistent with someone's general character or behavior: behavior that was totally in character.

out of character

Inconsistent with someone's general character or behavior: a response so much out of character that it amazed me.

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[Middle English carecter, distinctive mark, imprint on the soul, from Old French caractere, from Latin charactr, from Greek kharaktr, from kharassein, to inscribe, from kharax, kharak-, pointed stick.]

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charac·ter·less adj.

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character

Noun

1. the combination of qualities distinguishing an individual person, group of people, or place: the unique charm and character of this historic town

2. a distinguishing quality or characteristic: bodily movements of a deliberate character

3. reputation, esp. good reputation: a man of my Dad's character and standing in the community

4. an attractively unusual or interesting quality: the little town was full of life and character

5. a person represented in a play, film, or story

6. an unusual or amusing person: quite a character

7. Informal a person: a flamboyant character

8. a single letter, numeral, or symbol used in writing or printing

9. in or out of character typical or not typical of the apparent character of a person [Greek kharaktēr engraver's tool]

characterless adj

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character  (krk-tr)

1. Genetics A structure, function, or attribute determined by a gene or a group of genes.

2. Computer Science A symbol, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark, that occupies one byte of memory. See more at ASCII.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	character - an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" fictional character, fictitious character imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
	2.	character - 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" lineament, quality attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" texture - the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life"
	3.	character - 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 fibre, fiber trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" spirit - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting responsibleness, responsibility - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" integrity - moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"
	4.	character - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" persona, theatrical role, role, part personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture bit part, minor role - a small role heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a play hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem ingenue - the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play name part, title role - the role of the character after whom the play is named heroine - the main good female character in a work of fiction baddie, villain - the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
	5.	character - 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" eccentric, type, case adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
	6.	character - good repute; "he is a man of character" reputation, repute - the state of being held in high esteem and honor
	7.	character - 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" character reference, reference good word, recommendation, testimonial - something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
	8.	character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" grapheme, graphic symbol printed symbol, written symbol - a written or printed symbol allograph - a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme check character - a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission superscript, superior - a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character subscript, inferior - a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character ASCII character - any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers ligature - character consisting of two or more letters combined into one capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, capital - one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter - the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case type - printed characters; "small type is hard to read" percent sign, percentage sign - a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100 asterisk, star - a star-shaped character * used in printing dagger, obelisk - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote diesis, double dagger, double obelisk - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" blank, space - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet" phonetic symbol - a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound mathematical symbol - a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation rune, runic letter - any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance" pictograph - a graphic character used in picture writing ideogram, ideograph - a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese characters are ideograms" radical - a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram stenograph - a shorthand character
	9.	character - (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity unit character - (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Verb	1.	character - engrave or inscribe characters on engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

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character

noun 1. personality, nature, make-up, cast, constitution, bent, attributes, temper, temperament, complexion, disposition, individuality, marked traits

2. nature, kind, quality, constitution, calibre

noun 3. (Informal) person, sort, individual, type, guy (informal) fellow

noun 4. reputation, honour, integrity, good name, rectitude

noun 5. role, part, persona

noun 6. eccentric, card (informal) original, nut (slang) flake (slang), chiefly U.S. oddity, oddball (informal) odd bod (informal) queer fish Brit. (informal) wacko or whacko (informal)

noun 7. symbol, mark, sign, letter, figure, type, device, logo, emblem, rune, cipher, hieroglyph

Translations

character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] n → carácter m; naturaleza, índole f;

(in novel, film) → personaje m (= role); papel m (= individuality), (COMPUT) → carácter m;

a person of good character → una persona de buena reputación

character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] n → caractère m;

(in novel, film) → personnage m (= eccentric person); numéro m, phénomène m;

a person of good character → une personne bien

character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] n → Charakter m;

(personality) → Persönlichkeit f;

(in novel, film) → Figur f, Gestalt f;

(eccentric) → Original nt;

(letter) (also Comput) → Zeichen nt;

a person of good character → ein guter Mensch

character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] n (gen), (COMPUT) → carattere m;

(in novel, film) → personaggio;

(eccentric) → originale m;

a person of good character → una persona a modo

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character

n character [ˈkӕrəktə]

1 the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.karakterشَخْصِيَّهнравpovaha, charakteregenskab; personlighedder Charakterχαρακτήραςcarácteriseloomشخصیت؛ منشluonnecaractère; genreתְכוּנָהप्रकारkarakter, značajkajellegwatakskapgerð, lundernicarattere, genere性格성격, 타입charakterisraksturswatakkarakter(egen)art, natur, karaktercharaktercarácterfire; genхарактерpovahaznačaj; vrstakarakterkaraktär, natur, beskaffenhetคุณลักษณะเด่นkişilik, karakter特徵характер; типکردارtính cách特征

2 a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way He showed great character in dealing with the danger.inborsصِفات، سَجاياхарактерcharakterkarakterstyrkedie Persönlichkeitχαρακτήραςcarácteriseloomukindlusسیرتluonteenlujuuscaractèreאוֹפִיचरित्रznačajkajellemsifatskapfestacarattere人格인격asmenybė, charakterisraksturīgas iezīmes; personībaperibadikaraktersterktekarakterstyrkeosobowość, charaktercaráctercaracterхарактерcharakterznačajkarakter[] karaktärคุณลักษณะที่น่ายกย่องüstün bir özellik, takdir edilecek bir özellik品質характерبلند کردار ، خصوصیاتnghị lực品质

3 reputation They tried to damage his character.reputasieسُمْعَه، شُهْرَهреномеpověstrygte; ry; navnder Rufφήμη, υπόληψηreputaciónmaineاعتبارmaineréputationשֵם טוֹבकीर्तिkarakter, ličnosthírnévreputasimannorðreputazione評判명성reputacijareputācijanama baikreputatierykte, ry, navnreputacjareputaçãoreputaţieрепутацияpovesťdober glasreputacijaanseende, rykteชื่อเสียงün, şöhret, nam名聲репутаціяساکھ ، شہرتthanh danh名声

4 a person in a play, novel etc Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.karakterشَخْصِيَّه رِوائِيَّه/ مَسرحيهдействащо лицеpostava (ve hře)figur; skikkelse; person; rolledie Rolleπρόσωπο έργουpersonajetegelaskujuشخصیتhenkilö(hahmo)personnageדְמוּתकिरदार, पात्रlice romanaalak, személytokohpersónapersonaggio登場人物인물, 배역personažas, veikėjastēls; personāžswatakfiguur, personagefigur, skikkelse, person; rollepostaćpersonagemper­­sonajперсонажpostavaoseba (v igri)likrollfigur, diktad personตัวแสดงkarakter角色образ, геройڈرامے کا کردارnhân vật角色

5 an odd or amusing person This fellow's quite a character!koddige kalantشَخْصٌ غَريبُ الأطْوارчешитpodivín; číslooriginaldie Persönlichkeitτύποςtipo, figuraveidrikآدم عجیب و غریبtyyppinuméroטִיפּוּסपात्रličnostszemélyiség, figuramenyenangkanfurðufugl, sérkennilegurpersonaggio; originale変わり者괴짜tipastipspeliktypeoriginaldziwakpersonalidadepersonajоригиналzvláštny človekčudakfacapersonlighet, lustig typ (kurre)คนที่มีนิสัยไม่เหมือนใครilginç kişi怪人оригінальна, ексцентрична людинаعجیب آدمیngười lập dị怪人

6 a letter used in typing etc Some characters on this typewriter are broken.karakterحَرْفٌ هِجائيбукваpísmeno, znaktypedas Schriftzeichenχαρακτήρας (γράμμα)caráctertrükimärkحرف؛ نشانهkirjain(merkki)caractèreגוֹפָןचिह्न, अक्षरslovobetű, karakterhurufletur(gerð)carattere文字문자rašmuoburts; rakstu zīmehurufletter(skrift)tegnznakcaráctercaracter; literăлитераpísmeno, znakčrkaslovotyp, teckenตัวอักษรพิมพ์ดีดharf, karakter(打字用的)字母букваٹائپ کیا ہوا ایک لفظký tự（打字用的）字母

adj ˌcharacterˈistic

(negative uncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc) He spoke with characteristic shyness; That kind of behaviour is characteristic of him.kenmerkendمُمَيِّزхарактеренcharakteristický, typickýkarakteristiskbezeichnendχαρακτηριστικόςcaracterísticoiseloomulikمنش؛ مشخصهluonteenomainentypiqueמְאַפיֵיןविशेषsvojstven, značajan, karakterističanjellemzőkhaseinkennandi, dæmigerðurcaratteristico, tipico特有な특유의charakteringas, būdingasraksturīgstipikalkenmerkendkarakteristiskcharakterystycznycaracterísticotipicхарактерныйcharakteristický, typickýznačilenkarakterističankarakteristisk, kännetecknandeลักษณะนิสัยkendine özgü, tipik特有的характернийامتیازی ، انفرادیcá tính特有的

n

a typical quality It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.eienskappeميزَه، صِفَةٌ مُمَيِّزهотличителна чертаvlastnost, charakteristický ryskaraktertrækdie Eigenschaftχαρακτηριστικόcaracterísticaiseloomuomadusخصوصیتominaispiirrecaractéristiqueלְאַפייֵןविशिष्ट लक्षणznačajka, karakteristikaismertetőjelciri khas(persónu-/skapgerðar)einkennicaratteristica特徴특징bruožasraksturīga pazīmesifateigenschapkarakteregenskap, trekk, kjennetegncechacaracterísticacaracte­risticăхарактерная чертаcharakteristická črtaznačilnostkarakteristikakännetecken, karaktärsdragลักษณะเฉพาะözellik, hususiyet特徵характерна риса; особливістьđặc điểm特征

adv ˌcharacteˈristically

kenmerkendبِصورَةٍ مُمَيِّزَهтипичноcharakteristickykarakteristisktbezeichnenderweiseχαρακτηριστικάtípicamenteiseloomulikultبطور ویژهluonteenomaisestitypiquementאוֹפְייָנִיविशिष्टापूर्वकznačajan, svojstven, karakterističanjellemző módonsecara khasá dæmigerðan hátttipicamente特徴的に독특하게charakteringai, būdingai, tipiškairaksturīgibersifatkarakteristiekkarakteristiskcharakterystycznietipicamentetipic; caracte­risticхарактерноcharakteristickyznačilnokarakterističnokarakteristiskt, kännetecknandeอย่างมีลักษณะพิเศษkendine özgü olarak, tipik olarak特有地характерним чиномخصوصیتmột cách đặc trưng特有地

v ˈcharacterize, *ˈcharacterise

1 to be the obvious feature of The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.kenmerkيُمَيِّزُохарактеризирамvyznačovat se (čím)karakterisere; kendetegnekennzeichnenχαρακτηρίζωcaracterizariseloomulik olemaویژگی چیزی یا کسی بودنolla ominaistacaractériserלְאַפייֵןविशिष्ट लक्षणkarakteriziratijellemezberciri khaseinkennacaratterizzare特徴づける특색을 이루다išskirtibūt raksturīgam; atšķirtiesmencirikankenmerkenkarakterisere, kjennetegne, utmerke (seg)charakteryzowaćcaracterizara caracterizaотличать(ся)charakterizovaťbiti značilenkarakterisatikarakterisera, kännetecknaแสดงลักษณะพิเศษbelirgin özelliği olmak表示...的特性відрізняти; служити характерною ознакоюامتیازی وصف بیان کرناtiêu biểu cho表示...的特性

2 to describe (as) She characterized him as weak and indecisive.beskryfيَصِفُописвамcharakterizovat, popisovatbeskrive; karakteriserebeschreibenχαρακτηρίζω κπ. ως, περιγράφωdescribiriseloomustamaشرح دادن؛ ترسیم کردنluonnehtiadécrireלְתַאֵרचरित्रचित्रणkarakterizirati, obilježiti svojstvimajellemezmemerikanlÿsadefinire～の特徴を述べる특성을 기술하다charakterizuoti, apibūdintiraksturotmenggambarkan sifatkarakteriserenbeskrive, karakterisereopisywaćdescrevera descrieхарактеризоватьopísaťoznačitiopisatibetecknaพรรณนาถึงคุณสมบัติพิเศษtanımlamak, nitelendirmek描繪характеризувати, зображатиبیان کرناmô tả描绘性格

n ˌcharacteriˈzation, *ˌcharacteriˈsation

karakteriseringوَصْف، تَصْوير، خَلْقُ الشَّخْصِيّاتالرِّوائِيّه أو المَسْرَحِيَّهхарактерстикаcharakteristika, podpiskarakteriseringdie Charakterisierungχαρακτηρισμόςcaracterizacióniseloomustusتوصیفluonnehdintacaracté- risationאִפיוּן דְמוּתचरित्रचित्रणkarakterizacijajellemzéskarakterisasiskapgerðarlÿsingcaratterizzazione特徴づけ성격 묘사, 특성의 기술(記述)charakteristika, apibūdinimasraksturojums; raksturošanapenyifatankarakteriseringkarakterskildring/-tegning, karakteriseringcharakterystykacaracterizaçãocaracterizareхарактеристикаcharakteristikaoznačbakarakterizacijakarakterisering, karakteristikคุณสมบัติพิเศษtanımlama, nitelendirme特性характеристикаامتیازی خاصہ ہوناsự tiêu biểu特性