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character > 10 senses
NOUN1character, fictional character, fictitious characterAn imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
2character, quality, lineamentA characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
3character, fiber, fibreThe inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
4character, role, theatrical role, part, personaAn actor's portrayal of someone in a play
5character, eccentric, type, caseA person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
6characterGood repute
7character, reference, character referenceA formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
8character, grapheme, graphic symbolA written symbol that is used to represent speech
9character(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
VERB1characterEngrave or inscribe characters on
character > pronunciation
Soundskeh'rihkter
Rhymesabductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 628 more rhymes in ter...
character > noun 1, person
MeaningAn imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story).
Examples"she is the main character in the novel"
Synonymsfictional character, fictitious character
Broaderimaginary being, imaginary creature
InstancesAladdin; Argonaut; Babar; Beatrice; Beowulf; Bluebeard; Bond, James Bond; Brer Rabbit; Bunyan, Paul Bunyan; John Henry; Cheshire cat; Chicken Little; Cinderella; Colonel Blimp; Dracula; Don Quixote; El Cid; Fagin; Falstaff, Sir John Falstaff; Father Brown; Faust, Faustus; Frankenstein; Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster; Goofy; Gulliver; Hamlet; Horatio Hornblower, Captain Horatio Hornblower; Iago; Inspector Maigret, Commissaire Maigret; Kilroy; Lear, King Lear; Lilliputian; Marlowe, Philip Marlowe; Micawber, Wilkins Micawber; Mother Goose; Mr. Moto; Othello; Pangloss; Pantaloon; Perry Mason; Peter Pan; Pied Piper, Pied Piper of Hamelin; Pierrot; Pluto; Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn; Rip van Winkle; Ruritanian; Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes; Tom Sawyer; Uncle Remus; Uncle Tom; Uncle Sam; Sherlock Holmes, Holmes; Simon Legree; Sinbad the Sailor, Sinbad; Snoopy; Ali Baba; Emile; protagonist, agonist; Houyhnhnm; Little John; Little Red Riding Hood; Raskolnikov, Rodya Raskolnikov; Robin Hood; Robinson Crusoe; Rumpelstiltskin; Shylock; Tristan, Tristram; Iseult, Isolde; Scaramouch, Scaramouche; Svengali; Todd, Sweeney Todd; Trilby; Walter Mitty; Yahoo; Arthur, King Arthur; Galahad, Sir Galahad; Gawain, Sir Gawain; Guinevere, Guenevere; Lancelot, Sir Lancelot; Merlin
character > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something.
Examples"the radical character of our demands"
Synonymsquality, lineament
Broaderproperty, attribute, dimension
Narrowertexture
Adjectivescharacteristic
Verbscharacterize, characterise; characterize, characterise
character > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions.
Examples"education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
Synonymsfiber, fibre
Part ofpersonality
Partsthoughtfulness; responsibility, responsibleness; integrity
Broadertrait
Narrowerspirit
character > noun 4, cognition
MeaningAn actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
Synonymsrole, theatrical role, part, persona
Broaderportrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
Narrowerbit part, minor role; heavy; hero; ingenue; title role, name part; heroine; villain, baddie
character > noun 5, person
MeaningA person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities).
Examples"a real character"; "a strange character"
Synonymseccentric, type, case
Broaderadult, grownup
character > noun 6, state
MeaningGood repute.
Examples"he is a man of character"
Broaderrepute, reputation
character > noun 7, communication
MeaningA formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability.
Examples"requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"
Synonymsreference, character reference
Broaderrecommendation, testimonial, good word
Verbscharacterise
character > noun 8, communication
MeaningA written symbol that is used to represent speech.
Examples"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Synonymsgrapheme, graphic symbol
Broaderwritten symbol, printed symbol
Narrowerallograph; check character; superscript, superior; subscript, inferior; ASCII character; ligature; capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule; small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule; type; percent sign, percentage sign; asterisk, star; dagger, obelisk; double dagger, double obelisk, diesis; letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character; space, blank; phonetic symbol; mathematical symbol; rune, runic letter; pictograph; ideogram, ideograph; radical; stenograph
Verbscharacter
character > noun 9, attribute
Meaning(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes.
Categorygenetics, genetic science
Broaderattribute
Narrowerunit character
character > verb, contact
MeaningEngrave or inscribe characters on.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderscratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
Nounscharacter

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