character


Definition: Meaning of, character in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkarəktə /

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character characters
  1. all somebody's qualities [countable usually singular] the particular combination of qualities that makes someone a particular type of person [↪  characteristic]
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  2. person [countable] a person in a book, play, film etc
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  3. person [countable] a person of a particular type, especially a strange or dishonest one
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  4. person [countable] an interesting and unusual person
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  5. qualities of something [singular,uncountable] the particular combination of features and qualities that makes a thing or place different from all others [=  nature]
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  6. moral strength [uncountable] a combination of qualities such as courage, loyalty, and honesty that are admired and regarded as valuable
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  7. interesting quality [uncountable] a quality that makes someone or something special and interesting
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  8. reputation [uncountable] formal the opinion that people have about whether you are a good person and can be trusted
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  9. letter/sign [countable] a letter, mark, or sign used in writing, printing, or on a computer
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character used in phrases

  • ASCII character (noun)
    1. any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
  • ASCII character set (noun)
    1. computing 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme
  • ASCII control character (noun)
    1. aSCII characters to indicate carriage return, tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
  • alphabetic character (noun)
    1. a character of the alphabet used in writing
  • backspace character (noun)
    1. a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
  • character actor (noun)
    1. an actor who typically plays unusual characters, rather than the most important characters
  • character assassination (noun)
    1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
  • character printer (noun)
    1. a printer that prints a single character at a time
  • character reference (noun)
    1. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
  • character set (noun)
    1. an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing
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word of the day

Pronunciation: ɛnd ɒv;(ə)v ðə;ðɪ;ðiː wəːld
Parts of Speech: noun
New Testament day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives