enneagram

[ en-ee-uh-gram ]

noun

1. a usually regular star-shaped geometric figure with nine points and nine sides, especially one made by connecting every second or every fourth point of a nonagon.
2. Usually Enneagram. a system of personality typing that uses such a figure to illustrate the interconnections among nine basic types associated with the star's nine points:

   As a "1" on the Enneagram, I tend toward perfectionism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enneagram¹

First recorded in 1850–55; ennea- ( def ) + -gram ¹( def )