CHARACTER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of character – Learner’s Dictionary

character
noun
uk
/ˈkærəktər/
us

character noun (QUALITIES)

B1
the combination of qualities and personality that makes one person or thing different from others:
It's not in her character to be jealous (= she would not usually be jealous).
It would be very out of character (= not typical) of her to lie.
The character of the village has changed since the road was built.
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character noun (STORY)

B1
a person in a book, film, etc:
a cartoon character

character noun (GOOD QUALITIES)

B2
a hotel of character

character noun (PERSON)

an unpleasant character

character noun (INTERESTING PERSON)

an interesting or funny person whose behaviour is different from most people's:
Your granny's a real character.

character noun (WRITING)

a letter, sign, or number that you use when you are writing or printing:
Chinese characters

(Definition of character from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of character

in Chinese (Traditional)
品質, 性格,個性, 特徵…
in Chinese (Simplified)
品质, 性格,个性, 特征…
in Spanish
carácter, personaje, personaje [masculine]…
in Portuguese
caráter, personalidade, personagem…
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एखाद्या व्यक्तीकिंवा स्थानातील गुणांचे विशिष्ट संयोजन जे त्यांना इतरांपेक्षा वेगळे बनवते, मनोरंजक आणि असामान्य असलेले गुण, चित्रपट…
個性, 性質, 登場人物…
karakter, şahsiyet, kişilik…
personnage [masculine], rôle [masculine], caractère [masculine]…
caràcter, personatge…
karakter, karaktersterkte, reputatie…
ஒரு நபர் அல்லது இடத்தில் உள்ள குணங்களின் குறிப்பிட்ட கலவையானது அவற்றை மற்றவர்களிடமிருந்து வேறுபடுத்துகிறது, சுவாரஸ்யமான மற்றும் அசாதாரணமான குணங்கள், ஒரு படம்…
चरित्र, चाल-चलन, प्रकृति…
ચારિત્ર્ય, એક વ્યક્તિ કે સ્થળમાં રહેલું ગુણોનું સંયોજન જે તેમણે અન્યથી અલગ બનાવે છે., લાક્ષણિકતા…
egenskab, personlighed, karakterstyrke…
karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet…
watak, peribadi, nama baik…
der Charakter, die Persönlichkeit, der Ruf…
rolle [masculine], skikkelse [masculine], karakter [masculine]…
کردار, چال چلن, خصوصیت…
характер, тип, репутація…
характер, персонаж, характерная особенность…
లక్షణం, ఒక వ్యక్తి లేక ప్రదేశంలోని లక్షణాల యొక్క నిర్దిష్ట కలయిక వారిని ఇతరుల నుండి భిన్నంగా చేస్తుంది, ఆసక్తికరమైన మరియు అసాధారణమైన లక్షణాలు…
شَخْصِيّة, طَابَع…
চরিত্র, বৈশিষ্ট্যপূর্ণ, অসামান্য…
povaha, charakter, pověst…
watak, sifat, reputasi…
คุณลักษณะเด่น, คุณลักษณะที่น่ายกย่อง, ชื่อเสียง…
tính cách, nghị lực, thanh danh…
charakter, postać, typ (człowieka )…
성격, 주인공, 인물…
carattere, personaggio, genere…
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