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dynamic character

American

[dahy-nam-ik kar-ik-ter] / daɪˈnæm ɪk ˈkær ɪk tər /

noun

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude.

Ebeneezer Scrooge is a dynamic character.

Etymology

Origin of dynamic character

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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Still, even without much material to work with, Snook builds a dynamic character: a woman who already felt isolated from her family even before Mia started shutting her out too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Perhaps the most dynamic character in the film is the city itself.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Too bad the film is structured around Guy and his less than dynamic character arc.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2021

Minecraft’s minimalist sensibility doesn’t allow for dynamic character movement, but audience members jumped together in the pit during certain songs, emulating a mosh pit best as they could.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020

As a result, no neatly arranged rendering of the running argument Adams had with Jefferson after 1813 can do justice to its dynamic character.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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