character meaning and definition

CHARACTER noun

Definition of character (noun)

1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
   • "she is the main character in the novel"
   • synonyms: fictional character, fictitious character
2. 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"
   • synonyms: lineament, quality
3. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
   • "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
   • synonyms: fiber, fibre
4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
   • "she played the part of Desdemona"
   • synonyms: part, persona, role, theatrical role
5. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
   • "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
   • synonyms: case, eccentric, type
6. good repute
   • "he is a man of character"
7. 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"
   • synonyms: character reference, reference
8. a written symbol that is used to represent speech
   • "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
   • synonyms: grapheme, graphic symbol
9. (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

CHARACTER verb

Definition of character (verb)

1. engrave or inscribe characters on