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

The characterful, low-rise cityscape of mustard-coloured French colonial mansions was transformed into another Asian high-rise forest of glass and steel towers.

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

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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.

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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.”

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

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Related Words

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