characterful

[kar-ik-ter-fuhl]

adjective

1. highly expressive of character.

   a characterful face.

2. having remarkable character.

   a characterful prose style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of characterful¹

First recorded in 1900–05; character + -ful

Example Sentences

It may be generally dismissed as trivial, but Bernstein conducted it with characterful nostalgia and Dudamel has found in it vibrant new spirit.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodell Aure Rosel, as the slimy marriage broker, Goro, and Wei Wu, as the angry monk Bonze, were both characterful in a silent movie kind of way.

From Los Angeles Times

Josh Green, from designers Uncommon Creative Studio, which came up with the logo, said: “London Museum’s new brand is characterful and distinctive, and communicates something important about London.”

From BBC

He has hired a slew of younger choristers who trained as soloists, and has guided those powerful and characterful voices into a cohesive whole.

From New York Times

The gospels of James and Pseudo-Matthew, which didn’t make it into the codified Bible, provide some of the most characterful scenes, as when Joseph comes home to find Mary six months pregnant and exclaims irately, “Who did this evil thing in my house and defiled her?”

From New York Times

Related Words

• distinctive 
• glamorous 
• lively 
• rich 
• unusual 
• vivid