personality
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personality
- /pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ/ UK
- /-i/ UK
- /ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæ.lə.ti/ US
- /-lɪ-/ US
- /ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæl.ti/ US
Rhymes with -ælɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.
noun personalities
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Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
The president has a unique personality.
Similar: selfness
- Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd. The best contestant shows most personality.
- Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting. His writing has a lot of personality.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior. In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player). Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.
- Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks. indulgence in personalities
- That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
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A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
Whoa mama! That gal's got a fine... er, "personality".
Similar: assets, babylons, balloons, baps, badonkers, bangers, bazongas, bazookas, bazoombas, bazooms, bewbs, bobas
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: trait, individuality, entity, subjectivity, personal, nature, personhood, identity, aptitude, integrity, self, status, celebrity, character, dignity, grading
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noun set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people
| Español | personalidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인격 in'gyeok, 성격 seonggyeok |
| 日本語 | 人格 jinkaku, 性格 seikaku |
| 中文 | 性格 xìnggé, 個性 /个性 gèxìng |
| हिन्दी | व्यक्तित्व vyaktitva |
| Português | personalidade |
| Français | personnalité |
| Deutsch | Persönlichkeit |
| Italiano | personalità |
| Ελληνικά | προσωπικότητα prosopikótita |
| Română | personalitate |
| Русский | ли́чность líčnostʹ, индивидуа́льность individuálʹnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tính cách |
| العربية | شَخْصِيَّة šaḵṣiyya |
| עברית | אִישִׁיּוּת ishiyút |
noun charisma — see also charisma
| 中文 | 風韻 /风韵 fēngyùn |
|---|---|
| Português | personalidade |
| Ελληνικά | προσωπικότητα prosopikótita |
| Русский | ли́чные ка́чества líčnyje káčestva, хари́зма xarízma |
noun assumed role or manner of behavior
| 한국어 | 성격 seonggyeok |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 性格 seikaku |
| 中文 | 性氣 /性气 xìngqì |
| Português | personalidade |
| Ελληνικά | προσωπικότητα prosopikótita |
| Română | personalitate |
| Русский | ли́чность líčnostʹ, хара́ктер xarákter |
noun celebrity
| 한국어 | 유명인 yumyeong'in |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 有名人 yūmeijin |
| 中文 | 名人 míngrén |
| हिन्दी | विशिष्ट viśiṣṭ |
| Português | personalidade |
| Deutsch | Persönlichkeit |
| Ελληνικά | προσωπικότητα prosopikótita |
| Română | personalitate |
| Русский | знамени́тость znamenítostʹ, ли́чность líčnostʹ, осо́ба osóba |
| עברית | אִישִׁיּוּת ishiyút |
Talk about this word "personality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/personality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. personality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/personality "personality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/personality.Cite this
@misc{personality_2026,
title = {personality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/personality},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
