PERSONALITY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Personality

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (in personality (sense 3)): from Old French personalite, from medieval Latin personalitas, from Latin personalis ‘of a person’ (see personal). personality (sense 1) dates from the late 18th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌpəːsəˈnalɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character

Short Definition:

individual's distinctive character

Examples:
  • she had a sunny personality that was very engaging
  • she has triumphed by sheer force of personality
Definition:

a celebrity or famous person

Short Definition:

celebrity

Examples:
  • an official opening by a famous personality
Definition:

the quality or fact of being a person as distinct from a thing or animal.

Short Definition:

quality of being a person

Definition:

disparaging remarks about an individual.

Short Definition:

disparaging remarks

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