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per·son·al·i·ty

(pûr′sə-năl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. per·son·al·i·ties

a. The totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person. See Synonyms at disposition.

b. The totality of behavioral traits that are peculiar to a specific nonhuman animal: a hyena with an assertive personality.

c. The totality of qualities that distinguish a group, organization, or place: The personality of the business changed dramatically over the years.

2. The collection of distinctive qualities of a person, especially those distinguishing personal characteristics that make one socially appealing: won the election more on personality than on capability.

3. The quality or condition of being a person.

a. A person as the embodiment of distinctive traits of mind and behavior.

b. A person of prominence or notoriety: television personalities.

5. The distinctive characteristics of a place or situation: furnishings that give a room personality.

6. personalities An offensive or disparaging personal remark: Let's not engage in personalities.

[Middle English personalite, from Old French, from Late Latin persōnālitās, from Latin persōnālis, personal, from persōna, person; see person.]

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personality

(ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. (Psychology) psychol the sum total of all the behavioural and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique

2. the distinctive character of a person that makes him socially attractive: a salesman needs a lot of personality.

3. a well-known person in a certain field, such as sport or entertainment

4. a remarkable person: the old fellow is a real personality.

5. the quality of being a unique person

6. the distinctive atmosphere of a place or situation

7. (often plural) a personal remark

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per•son•al•i•ty

(ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others.

2. a person as an embodiment of a collection of qualities.

a. the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual.

b. the organized pattern of behavioral characteristics of the individual.

4. the quality of being a person; personal existence or identity.

5. something apprehended as analogous to a human personality, as the atmosphere of a place.

6. a famous or prominent person.

7. Usu. personalities. a disparaging or offensive personal remark.

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

syn: See character.

personality

anima, persona - Anima is Carl Jung's term for the inner part of the personality, or character, as opposed to the persona, or outer part.
anima, animus - Anima is the source of the female part of personality and animus is the source of the male part.
anthropomorphism - The ascription of a human attribute or personality to anything impersonal or irrational.
personality - First referred to the quality of being a person and not a thing.

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Noun	1.	personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature identity, personal identity, individuality - the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" personableness - the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive anal personality, anal retentive personality - (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training) genital personality - (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives narcissistic personality - personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others obsessive-compulsive personality - personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals oral personality - (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
	2.	personality - a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality" celebrity, famous person - a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"

personality

noun

1. nature, character, make-up, identity, temper, traits, temperament, psyche, disposition, individuality She has such a kind, friendly personality.

2. character, charm, attraction, charisma, attractiveness, dynamism, magnetism, pleasantness, likableness or likeableness a woman of great personality and charm

3. celebrity, star, big name, notable, household name, famous name, celeb (informal), personage, megastar (informal), well-known face, well-known person a radio and television personality

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personality

noun

1. The combination of emotional, intellectual, and moral qualities that distinguishes an individual:

character, complexion, disposition, makeup, nature.

2. A famous person:

celebrity, hero, lion, luminary, name, notable, personage.

Informal: big name.

Translations

شَخْصِيَّةٌشَخصِيَّة مَعْروفَهشَخْصِيَّه

osobnostosobitost

personlighedkarakter

Persönlichkeit

προσωπικότητα

personalidad

persoonallisuushenkilöluonne

personnalité personnage

osobnost

egyéniségkarizmaszemélyi kultuszszemélyiség

personalità personalit...

個性

성격

personalitate

osobitosť

osebnost

personlighet

บุคลิกลักษณะ

kişiliktanınmış kişigüçlü karakter

cá tính

个性人格名人品格

personality

[ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ]

A. N

1. (= nature) → personalidad f
she reached the top through sheer force of personality → alcanzó la cima simplemente gracias a su fuerte personalidad
see also dual B
see also multiple C
see also split E

2. (= charisma) → personalidad f
a woman of great personality → una mujer de gran personalidad
some people find him lacking in personality → algunos encuentran que le falta personalidad

3. (= celebrity) → figura f, personalidad f
politicians and other prominent personalities → políticos mpl y otras prominentes figuras or personalidades
a well-known TV personality → una conocida figura de la TV
a sports or sporting personality → una figura de los deportes

4. (= remarkable person) → personaje m
the old fellow is a real personality → el viejo es todo un personaje

5. personalities (= personal remarks) → personalismos mpl
the debate degenerated into personalities → el debate degeneró y se entró en personalismos

B. CPD personality clash N → incompatibilidad f de caracteres
personality cult N → culto m a la personalidad
personality disorder N → trastornos mpl mentales
personality test N → test m psicotécnico
personality trait N → rasgo m de personalidad

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personality

[ˌpɜː^rsəˈnælɪti]

(= character) → personnalité f

[celebrity] → personnalité f

modif [trait, type] → de personnalité personality testpersonality clash n → conflit m de personnalitéspersonality cult n → culte m de la personnalitépersonality disorder n → troubles mpl de la personnalitépersonality test n → test m de personnalité

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personality

(= character, person) → Persönlichkeit f; personality development → Persönlichkeitsentfaltung f

(= personal remark) let’s keep personalities out of this → lassen wir persönliche Dinge aus dem Spiel

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personality

[ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ] n (nature) → personalità f inv (famous person) → personalità, personaggio
let's not indulge in personalities → lasciamo da parte i commenti personali

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person

(ˈpəːsn) – plural people (ˈpiːpl) ˈpersons – noun

1. a human being. There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.

2. a person's body. He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).

ˈpersonal adjective

1. one's own. This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.

2. private. This is a personal matter between him and me.

3. in person. The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.

4. (making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc. personal remarks; Don't be personal!

ˌpersoˈnality – plural persoˈnalities – noun

1. a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole. a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.

2. strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character. She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.

3. a well-known person. a television personality; (also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).

ˈpersonally adverb

1. in one's own opinion. Personally, I prefer the other.

2. doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf. He thanked me personally.

ˌpersonal comˈputer noun

(also PC) a small computer that can be used independently by an individual user for word-processing, games, e-mail, storage of information. etc.

personal pronoun

a pronoun which refers to the first, second or third persons. I am going; He hit her; She saw you.

ˌpersonal ˈstereo noun

(also Walkman^®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc.

ˌpersonal ˌwatercraft noun

a small boat for one or two people that is ridden like a motorcycle.

in person

personally; one's self, not represented by someone else. The Queen was there in person; I'd like to thank him in person.

personality

→ شَخْصِيَّةٌ osobnost personlighed Persönlichkeit προσωπικότητα personalidad persoonallisuus personnalité osobnost personalità 個性 성격 persoonlijkheid personlighet osobowość personalidade личность personlighet บุคลิกลักษณะ kişilik cá tính 人格

per·son·al·i·ty

n. personalidad, rasgos, características y conducta individual que distinguen a una persona de otras;

anal ___ → ___ anal;

antisocial___ → ___ antisocial;

authoritarian ___ → ___ autoritario;

compulsive ___ → ___ compulsiva;

extroverted ___ → ___ extrovertida;

introverted ___ → ___ introvertida;

neurotic ___ → ___ neurótica;

paranoid ___ → ___ paranoica;

psychopathic ___ → ___ psicopática;

split ___ → ___ desdoblada;

schizoid ___ → ___ esquizoide.

personality

n (pl -ties) personalidad f; type A — personalidad tipo A

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Not without reason, for, like any really charming personality, she was very difficult to picture.

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1813) flow from the same sources- the circumstances of his birth, education, and life- that made his personality what it was and from which the actions for which they blame him (the Holy Alliance, the restoration of Poland, and the reaction of 1820 and later) also flowed?

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My dream personality lived in the long ago, before ever man, as we know him, came to be; and my other and wake-a-day personality projected itself, to the extent of the knowledge of man's existence, into the substance of my dreams.

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She said that when she was a child she had heard much of her Aunt Una--that she seemed to have been one of those people who are not soon forgotten, whose personality seems to linger about the scenes of their lives long after they have passed away."

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No: a poor man who is ungrateful, unthrifty, discontented, and rebellious, is probably a real personality, and has much in him.

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I know, indeed, that one's environment may be so affected by one's personality as to yield, long afterward, an image of one's self to the eyes of another.

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And experiences of the same kind are necessary for the individual to become conscious of himself; but here there is the difference that, although everyone becomes equally conscious of his body as a separate and complete organism, everyone does not become equally conscious of himself as a complete and separate personality. The feeling of apartness from others comes to most with puberty, but it is not always developed to such a degree as to make the difference between the individual and his fellows noticeable to the individual.

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What is marvellous in it is its expression of Dante's personality, and I can never think that his personalities enhance its greatness as a work of art.

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It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it qualifies them to furnish in their own personality a good bit of the motive power to the mad pace.

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For the medium being the same, and the objects the same, the poet may imitate by narration--in which case he can either take another personality as Homer does, or speak in his own person, unchanged--or he may present all his characters as living and moving before us.

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I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

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To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist; and if that is singular, I am willing to excuse a thousand faults.