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character > 9 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
VERB1characterEngrave or inscribe characters on
character > pronunciation
Soundskeh'rihkter
Rhymesabductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website...
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
NarrowerAladdin; Argonaut; Babar; Beatrice; Beowulf; Bluebeard; Bond, James Bond; 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; Pierrot; Pluto; Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn; Ruritanian; Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes; Tom Sawyer; Uncle Tom; Uncle Sam; Sherlock Holmes, Holmes; Simon Legree; Sinbad the Sailor, Sinbad; Snoopy; Ali Baba; Emile; protagonist, agonist; Houyhnhnm; Little John; Little Red Ricing Hood; Raskolnikov, Rodya Raskolnikov; Robin Hood; Robinson Crusoe; Rumpelstiltskin; Shylock; Tristan, Tristram; Iseult; 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
Broaderimaginary being, imaginary creature
character > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something.
Examples"the radical character of our demands"
Synonymsquality, lineament
Narrowertexture
Broaderproperty, attribute, dimension
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
Narrowerspirit
Broadertrait
character > noun 4, cognition
MeaningAn actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
Synonymsrole, theatrical role, part, persona
Narrowerbit part, minor role; heavy; hero; ingenue; title role, name part; heroine; villain, baddie
Broaderportrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
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
Narrowerallograph; check character; superscript, superior; subscript, inferior; ASCII character; ligature; capital, capital letter, upper case, upper-case letter, majuscule; small letter, lower case, lower-case letter, minuscule; type; percent sign, percentage sign; asterisk, star; dagger, obelisk; double dagger, double obelisk, dieses; letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character; space, blank; phonetic symbol; mathematical symbol; rune, runic letter; pictograph; ideogram, ideograph; radical; stenograph
Broaderwritten symbol, printed symbol
Verbscharacter
character > verb, contact
MeaningEngrave or inscribe characters on.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderengrave, grave, inscribe
Nounscharacter

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