character

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from. .

Noun

 * 1)  A being involved in the action of a story.
 * 2)  A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
 * 3)  A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
 * 4)  Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
 * 5)  A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
 * 6)   A written or printed symbol, or letter.
 * 7)  Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
 * 8)  A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
 * 9)  One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
 * 10)  A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
 * 11)  A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
 * 12)  Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
 * 13)  The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
 * 14)  A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
 * 15)  Personal appearance.
 * 1)   A written or printed symbol, or letter.
 * 2)  Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
 * 3)  A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
 * 4)  One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
 * 5)  A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
 * 6)  A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
 * 7)  Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
 * 8)  The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
 * 9)  A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
 * 10)  Personal appearance.
 * 1)  A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
 * 2)  Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
 * 3)  The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
 * 4)  A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
 * 5)  Personal appearance.
 * 1)  The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
 * 2)  A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
 * 3)  Personal appearance.
 * 1)  A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
 * 2)  Personal appearance.
 * 1)  A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
 * 2)  Personal appearance.
 * 1)  Personal appearance.

Usage notes

 * Character is sometimes used interchangeably with reputation, but the two words have different meanings; character describes the distinctive qualities of an individual or group while reputation describes the opinions held by others regarding an individual or group. Character is internal and authentic, while reputation is external and perceived.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: شخصية, كراكتر
 * Armenian: ,
 * Asturian: personaxe
 * Azerbaijani: personaj,
 * Belarusian: персана́ж, геро́й, гераі́ня, дзе́ючая асо́ба
 * Bulgarian:, де́йстващо лице́, персона́ж
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: figur, rolle,, personage
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: rolulo,
 * Estonian: karakter, tegelane
 * Finnish:, henkilöhahmo,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:, პერსონაჟი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:, किरदार,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: pearsa, carachtar
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: кейіпкер
 * Korean: ,
 * Latgalian: īvaigs
 * Latvian: tēls
 * Lithuanian: veikėjas, veikėja
 * Macedonian: лик
 * Malay: tokoh
 * Malayalam:
 * Maori: kiripuaki
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: hād
 * Persian:, ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , де́йствующее лицо́
 * Scots: chairacter
 * Scottish Gaelic: caractar
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: postava
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tajik: шахсият
 * Tamil:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:, , герої́ня, дійова́ осо́ба
 * Uzbek: ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: פּערסאָנאַזש


 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:, özəllik
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: отличи́телна черта́
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: χαρακτήρ
 * Hebrew: מאפיין,
 * Indonesian:, ciri-ciri
 * Irish: carachtar, nádúr
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: باتەک
 * Latvian: raksturs
 * Luxembourgish: Charakter
 * Maori:, pūtohu
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, отличи́тельная черта́
 * Scottish Gaelic: nàdar
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: qılıq,
 * Belarusian:, но́раў
 * Bengali:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Finnish: luonteenpiirteet
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἦθος
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Irish: teacht aniar,, spreacadh
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kyrgyz: мүнөз
 * Latvian: raksturs
 * Lithuanian:, charãkteris
 * Macedonian: карактер
 * Maori:
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Tagalog: sangkatangian
 * Tamil:
 * Ukrainian:, , но́ров


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:, ուժեղ կամք,
 * Azerbaijani: qılıq
 * Belarusian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:, fasthed,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, luonteenlujuus
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Luhya: esifa
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: fortaleza moral, ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: personlighed
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Italian:
 * Maori: korokē
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: orijinal kimse
 * Walloon:


 * Arabic: ,
 * Egyptian Arabic: حرف, رمز
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: caráuter
 * Belarusian: лі́тара,
 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: χαρακτήρ
 * Gujarati: અંધારું
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: carachtar,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kannada:
 * Korean:, , ,
 * Lao: ອັກສອນ
 * Macedonian: знак
 * Malay:
 * Maori: pūāhua
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: teikn
 * Old English: bocstæf
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: litir
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik:
 * Tamil:
 * Tashelhit: ⴰⵡⵏⵖⵓ
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:, знак
 * Vietnamese: ,


 * Albanian: ,
 * Arabic : مِحْرَف
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Irish: carachtar
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: таңба
 * Korean:
 * Maori: pūāhua
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: kibambo
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish: ,
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Irish: carachtar
 * Russian:, ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: karakteri
 * French:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: ,


 * Korean:
 * Tamil:

Verb

 * 1)  To write (using characters); to describe.

Etymology
From the.

Noun

 * 1) branding iron
 * 2) brand (made by a branding iron)
 * 3) characteristic, mark, character, style