Meaning

noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

noun the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert Spencer

originEtymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character From Middle English caracter, from Old French caractere, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō,…

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