Science Fair Project Dictionary
Character
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English
Etymology
From the Greek kharacter.
Noun
character (plural characters)
- A being involved in the action of a story.
- A symbol used to represent a sound or a word.
- A distinguishing feature; characteristic.
- moral strength. "You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."
Derived terms
- characterise , characterize
- characterisation , characterization
- characteristic
- character actor
- Chinese character
Translations
- Chinese: 字符
- Dutch: karakter n
- Finnish: hahmo (1), henkilö (1), kirjain (2), merkki (2), luonteenpiirre (3), luonne (4)
- French: caractère (2, 3) m, personnage m (1)
- : Charakter m (1,3,4); Buchstabe m (2)
- Greek: χαρακτήρας m
- Hebrew:
- אוֹפִי
- טִיב
- תְּכוּנָה
- אוֹת
- Italian: carattere m
- Japanese: 特性
- Korean: 특성
- Portuguese: caráter m
- Russian: характер m
- Spanish: carácter m
- Tamil: ஒழுக்கம்
See also
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