Dictionary.com

personality

[ pur-suh-nal-i-tee ]
/ ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR personality

noun, plural per·son·al·i·ties.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of personality

1350–1400; Middle English personalite (<Middle French ) <Late Latin persōnālitās.See personal, -ity

synonym study for personality

1. See character.

Words nearby personality

personal flotation device, personal foul, personalia, personal identification number, personalism, personality, personality cult, personality disorder, personality formation, personality inventory, personality profile
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to personality

nature, self, makeup, psyche, charisma, charm, temperament, temper, identity, individuality, magnetism, complexion, disposition, singularity, emotions, dynamism, selfhood, likableness, selfdom

Example sentences from the Web for personality

British Dictionary definitions for personality

personality
/ (ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for personality

personality
[ pûr′sə-năl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The quality or condition of being a person.
The totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person.
The pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional, and mental traits of a person.
Distinctive qualities of a person, especially those personal characteristics that make one socially appealing.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Cultural definitions for personality

personality

The pattern of feelings, thoughts, and activities that distinguishes one person from another.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.