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Meaning of personality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans persoonlikheid
العربية الشخصية شخصية
Azərbaycanca şəxsiyyət
Беларуская выда́тнасць
Català personalitat
Čeština osobnost
Cymraeg personoliaeth
Deutsch Persönlichkeit
Ελληνικά προσωπικότητα
Esperanto personeco
Français personnalité
Gàidhlig pearsantachd
Galego persoeiro
עברית אישיות
Bahasa Indonesia kepribadian personalitas
Italiano personalità
日本語 人格 性格 有名人
ქართული პიროვნება
Қазақша тұлға
ខ្មែរ ឫក ឫកពា
한국어 성격 유명인 인격
Kurdî karîzma
Кыргызча инсан кишилик
Latina indolēs
Lietuvių asmenybė
Latviešu personība
Nederlands persoonlijkheid
Polski osobowość
Português personalidade
Română personalitate
Slovenščina osebnost
Svenska personlighet
தமிழ் ஆளுமை
Тоҷикӣ шахсият
Türkmençe şahsyýet
Tagalog pagkatao
Türkçe kişilik şahsiyet
Oʻzbekcha shaxsiyat
Tiếng Việt tính cách

Examples

“The president has a unique personality.”
“Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground.”
“Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.”
“The best contestant shows most personality.”
“But over and over / I´ll be a fool for you / 'cause you got personality.”
“His writing has a lot of personality.”
“This functional concrete building lacks personality.”
“Dubbels typically have a rich, complex, malt-centered personality and a copper or caramel color.”
“In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.”
“Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.”
“indulgence in personalities”
“Sharp personalities were exchanged.”
“Perceiving that personalities were not out of order, I asked him what species of beast had long ago twisted and mutilated his left ear.”
“Whoa mama! That gal's got a fine... er, "personality".”
“Damn the girl on the right has a huge personality”
“I'm jealous of Subaru for being able to experience her massive personality up close 🗿”
“what do you mean? i just like her for her two huge "personalities"”
“They have huge personalities indeed.”
“She has a great personality”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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