Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: character, character_reference, fictional_character, fictitious_character

'character'

[fictional_character.n.01] as in: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

Examples:
she is the main character in the novel

'character'

[quality.n.03] as in: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

Examples:
each town has a quality all its own
the radical character of our demands

'character'

[character.n.03] as in: the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert Spencer

Examples:
education has for its object the formation of character

'character'

[character.n.04] as in: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

Examples:
she played the part of Desdemona

'character'

[character.n.05] as in: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Examples:
a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case

'character'

[character.n.06] as in: good repute

Examples:
he is a man of character

'character'

[character.n.07] as in: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

Examples:
requests for character references are all too often answered evasively

'character'

[character.n.08] as in: a written symbol that is used to represent speech

Examples:
the Greek alphabet has 24 characters

'character'

[character.n.09] as in: (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

'character'

[character.v.01] as in: engrave or inscribe characters on

Origins

					character (English)
└── caracter (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── caractere (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── character (Latin)
            └── χαρακτήρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── χαράσσω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))