personality
the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
a person as an embodiment of a collection of qualities: He is a curious personality.
Psychology.
the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual.
the organized pattern of behavioral characteristics of the individual.
the quality of being a person; existence as a self-conscious human being; personal identity.
the essential character of a person.
something apprehended as reflective of or analogous to a distinctive human personality, as the atmosphere of a place or thing: This house has a warm personality.
a famous, notable, or prominent person; celebrity.
application or reference to a particular person or particular persons, often in disparagement or hostility.
a disparaging or offensive statement referring to a particular person: The political debate deteriorated into personalities.
Origin of personality
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How to use personality in a sentence
She was the most unusual of reality TV personalities, and perhaps because of that, the best kind.
MTV’s Diem Brown Dies: When Reality TV Starts Getting Real | Kevin Fallon | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the rift was, not least, a matter of personalities and egos.
ISIS and Al Qaeda Ready to Gang Up on Obama's Rebels | Jamie Dettmer | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you think about who did become stars, they were all personalities.
Nigel Lythgoe on How to Save Reality TV, ‘On the Town,’ and ‘Brokeback Ballroom’ | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs is the case with reality TV personalities, Phil Robertson is popular because of just that: he is a big personality.
Phil Robertson’s Despicable AIDS Argument Should Be the Last Straw | Kevin Fallon | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTV personalities often give very little consideration to what happens after the dust settles from the strike.
Airstrikes Against ISIS Are Tactics. Here's a Strategy | Daniel L. Davis | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Directors were to us junior clerks, remote personalities, mythical beings dwelling on Olympian heights.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowTwo personalities fought for possession of his soul, and he could not always keep back the lower of the two.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThere was a pause during which the men's eyes steadily searched down below the surface of their respective personalities.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodInvoluntarily he develops two distinct personalities, and, lacking other subjects, one becomes the spy on the other.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierMany sculptors who were born outside of Virginia have used events and personalities of Virginia as their subjects.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for personality
/ (ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ) /
psychol the sum total of all the behavioural and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique
the distinctive character of a person that makes him socially attractive: a salesman needs a lot of personality
a well-known person in a certain field, such as sport or entertainment
a remarkable person: the old fellow is a real personality
the quality of being a unique person
the distinctive atmosphere of a place or situation
(often plural) a personal remark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for personality
The pattern of feelings, thoughts, and activities that distinguishes one person from another.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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