Helen Fenton

Character: Definition and part of speech

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Character

  1. n. One of the persons of a drama or novel.
  2. n. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
  3. n. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character.
  4. n. The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
  5. n. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character.
  6. n. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.
  7. n. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter.
  8. n. The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man’s character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character.
  9. n. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant.
  10. n. A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Characteristic: Definition and part of speech

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Characteristic

  1. n. The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
  2. a. Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
  3. n. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.