Character

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One of the persons of a drama or novel.

II. Character ·noun A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

III. Character ·vt To Engrave; to Inscribe.

IV. Character ·noun A written statement as to behavior, competency, ·etc., given to a servant.

V. Character ·noun Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character.

VI. Character ·vt To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to Describe; to Characterize.

VII. Character ·noun Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.

VIII. Character ·noun The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character.

IX. Character ·noun Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character.

X. Character ·noun Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter.

XI. Character ·noun The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition.

XII. Character ·noun A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character.

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