personality

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
  4. (countable, uncountable) An assumed role or manner of behavior.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer, or sports player).
  6. (countable, dated, uncountable) Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
  7. (countable, uncountable) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
  8. (Internet, countable, euphemistic, humorous, uncountable) A set of female breasts; a rack; (also occasionally) an individual breast.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/
Etymology

In summary

Coined between 1350 and 1400 as Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. Morphologically personal + -ity.

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