character

[ UK /kˈæɹɪktɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɛɹɪktɝ/ ]

NOUN

(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
she is the main character in the novel
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a real character
a strange character
a mental case
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
good repute
he is a man of character
a written symbol that is used to represent speech
the Greek alphabet has 24 characters
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
each town has a quality all its own
the radical character of our demands
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
education has for its object the formation of character
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
she played the part of Desdemona

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How To Use character In A Sentence

Three tall memorial archways inscribed with Chinese characters stand outside the temple.
The following years were characterized by rifts with Russia, in which the Ukraine jealously guarded its own independence against its overbearing neighbour.
Apart from any other objection, a different classification would be reached if the characters were used in a different sequence.
During adolescence , boys and girls will take on secondary sexual characteristics.
The poems, plays, and essays of the committed cultural nationalist are characterized by a markedly hortatory or didactic manner.
It's impossible to look at yourself in a pair of new frames and not see another character. Times, Sunday Times
Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.
It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.
It may be a little early but I was just wondering if you could characterize the impact of the label amendment in terms of the new patient starts in to the new year? SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
There are a few plotlines and characters - Sophie's mother in particular - that are somewhat redundant and unnecessary.