personality
Pronunciation: /pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ/
The English word “personality” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
- Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior.
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
- Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
- That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
- A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
Etymology
From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.
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More English words
- personalia
- personalism
- personalist
- personalistic
- personality clash
- personality difficulty
- personality disorder
- personality disordered
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