character Definition

character
noun

1. The combination of qualities that makes up a person's nature or personality.

Thesaurus: temperament, nature, personality, individuality, type, humour.
2. The combination of qualities that typifies anything.

Thesaurus: makeup, constitution, flavour, quality, substance, composition.
3. Type or kind.
4. Strong admirable qualities such as determination, courage, honesty, etc.
5. Interesting qualities that make for individuality.

Example: a house with character
6. Someone in a story or play.
7. An odd or amusing person.

Thesaurus: eccentric, wag, original, nut (slang), oddball (slang), weirdo (slang).
8. colloq
A person.
9. Reputation.

Example: blacken someone's character
10. A letter, number or other written or printed symbol.

Thesaurus: symbol, sign, figure, emblem, insignia, logo.
11. computing.
A symbol, which can be displayed on a screen or printed, represented by a finite length bit pattern, (see bit 3), unique to it.

Idiom: in character

Typical of a person's nature.
Thesaurus: true to form, consistent, predictable, usual; Antonym: inconsistent, unusual, untypical.

Idiom: out of character

Untypical of a person's nature.

Etymology: 14c: Latin, from Greek charakter engraving tool, hence a distinctive mark impressed on something.