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per⋅son⋅al⋅i⋅ty
[pur-suh-nal-i-tee] 
səˈnæl
–noun, plural -ties.
| 1. | the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality. |
| 2. | a person as an embodiment of a collection of qualities: He is a curious personality. |
| 3. | Psychology.
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| 4. | the quality of being a person; existence as a self-conscious human being; personal identity. |
| 5. | the essential character of a person. |
| 6. | 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. |
| 7. | a famous, notable, or prominent person; celebrity. |
| 8. | application or reference to a particular person or particular persons, often in disparagement or hostility. |
| 9. | a disparaging or offensive statement referring to a particular person: The political debate deteriorated into personalities. |
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| per·son·al·i·ty (pûr'sə-nāl'ĭ-tē) n. pl. per·son·al·i·ties
[Middle English personalite, from Old French, from Late Latin persōnālitās, from Latin persōnālis, personal, from persōna, person; see person.] |
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Personality
Per`son*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Personalities. [Cf. F. personnalit['e]. Cf. Personality.]1. That which constitutes distinction of person; individuality. Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground. --Coleridge. 2. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as, indulgence in personalities. Sharp personalities were exchanged. --Macaulay. 3. (Law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons. --Burrill.
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Language Translation for : personality
Spanish:
personalidad,
German:
die Persönlichkeit,
Japanese:
personality
The pattern of feelings, thoughts, and activities that distinguishes one person from another.
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personality
c.1380, "quality or fact of being a person," from M.L. personalitatem (nom. personalitas), from L. personalis (see personal). Sense of "a distinctive character" is first recorded 1795, from Fr. personnalité.
"Personality is the supreme realization of the innate idiosyncrasy of a living being. It is an act of courage flung in the face of life, the absolute affirmation of all that constitutes the individual, the most successful adaptation to the universal conditions of existence, coupled with the greatest possible freedom of self-determination." [C.G. Jung, 1875-1961]Meaning "person whose character stands out from that of others" is from 1889. Personality cult is attested from 1956.
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Main Entry: per·son·al·i·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality, state, or fact of being a person
2 : the totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional characteristics personality disorder>
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Main Entry: per·son·al·i·ty
Pronunciation: "p&rs-&n-'al-&t-E, "p&r-'snal-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the complex of characteristics that distinguishes an individual especially in relationships with others
2 a : the totality ofan individual's behavioral and emotional tendencies b : the organization of the individual's distinguishing character traits, attitudes, or habits
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personality per·son·al·i·ty (pûr'sə-nāl'ĭ-tē)
n.
- The quality or condition of being a person.
- The totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person.
- The pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional, and mental traits of a person.
- Distinctive qualities of a person, especially those personal characteristics that make one socially appealing.
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