Character Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Character

Meaning 1 : a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

    Example : requests for character references are all too often answered evasively

    Synonyms : character reference,  reference
Meaning 2 : a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

    Example : a real character,a strange character

    Synonyms : case,  eccentric,  type
Meaning 3 : the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

    Example : education has for its object the formation of character

    Synonyms : fiber,  fibre
Meaning 4 : an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

    Example : she is the main character in the novel

    Synonyms : fictional character,  fictitious character
Meaning 5 : a written symbol that is used to represent speech

    Example : the Greek alphabet has 24 characters

    Synonyms : graph,  grapheme,  graphic symbol
Meaning 6 : a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

    Example : the radical character of our demands

    Synonyms : lineament,  quality
Meaning 7 : an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

    Synonyms : part,  persona,  role,  theatrical role
Meaning 8 : engrave or inscribe characters on

Meaning 9 : (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

Meaning 10 : good repute

    Example : he is a man of character