character type

British

noun

psychol a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together in an individual

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Example Sentences

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Picturing Natasha allowed me to play initially with a character type we may expect from her.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

That doesn't necessarily make her the right character type for a work like this.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022

In retrospect, it’s not surprising that Cusack left this character type behind after High Fidelity, or that he’s never seemed as right for any role as he did those three.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2020

Henson said she was enticed to the project by Perry’s pitch that it would be her chance to play a character type she’d wanted to play for years.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2018

Monologue after monologue has appeared with Tommy Atkins as a character type.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)

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