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character

character /ˈkerɪktɚ/ noun
plural characters
character
/ˈkerɪktɚ/
noun
plural characters
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHARACTER
[count] : the way someone thinks, feels, and behaves : someone's personality usually singular
often used before another noun
[count] : a set of qualities that are shared by many people in a group, country, etc. usually singular
: a set of qualities that make a place or thing different from other places or things
[count]
[noncount]
◊ If something is in character with something else, it has the same qualities or characteristics as something else.
[noncount] : the qualities or characteristics that make something interesting or special
[count] : a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show
see also cast of characters at 2cast
[count] informal
: a particular type of person
: a person who says or does funny or unusual things
[noncount]
: the good qualities of a person that usually include moral or emotional strength, honesty, and fairness
◊ A test of (your) character is something that is difficult and that requires you to show that you are a good and emotionally strong person.
: the usually good beliefs or opinions that most people have about a particular person
[count] : a symbol (such as a letter or number) that is used in writing or printing

in character, out of character

used to say that some action or behavior is or is not like someone's usual way of behaving