character


Definition: Meaning of, character in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkarəktə /

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  1. all somebody's qualities [countable usually singular] the particular combination of qualities that makes someone a particular type of person [↪  characteristic]
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  2. person [countable] a person in a book, play, film etc
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  3. person [countable] a person of a particular type, especially a strange or dishonest one
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  4. person [countable] an interesting and unusual person
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  5. qualities of something [singular,uncountable] the particular combination of features and qualities that makes a thing or place different from all others [=  nature]
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  6. moral strength [uncountable] a combination of qualities such as courage, loyalty, and honesty that are admired and regarded as valuable
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  7. interesting quality [uncountable] a quality that makes someone or something special and interesting
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  8. reputation [uncountable] formal the opinion that people have about whether you are a good person and can be trusted
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  9. letter/sign [countable] a letter, mark, or sign used in writing, printing, or on a computer
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  • ASCII character (noun)
    1. any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
  • ASCII character set (noun)
    1. computing 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme
  • ASCII control character (noun)
    1. aSCII characters to indicate carriage return, tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
  • alphabetic character (noun)
    1. a character of the alphabet used in writing
  • backspace character (noun)
    1. a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
  • character actor (noun)
    1. an actor who typically plays unusual characters, rather than the most important characters
  • character assassination (noun)
    1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
  • character printer (noun)
    1. a printer that prints a single character at a time
  • character reference (noun)
    1. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
  • character set (noun)
    1. an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing
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