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

Pronunciation: / pəːsəˈnalɪti /

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  1. [uncountable and countable] someone's character, especially the way they behave towards other people
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  2. [countable] someone who is very famous and often appears in the newspapers, on television etc, especially an entertainer or sports person [↪  celebrity]
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  3. [uncountable] the qualities of character that make someone interesting or enjoyable to be with
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  4. [countable usually singular] someone who has a very strong character and is very different from other people
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  5. [countable usually singular] the qualities which make a place or thing different and interesting
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  • California Personality Inventory (noun)
    1. a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
  • Eysenck Personality Inventory (noun)
    1. the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors
  • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (noun)
    1. a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items
  • Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (noun)
    1. a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits
  • anal personality (noun)
    1. usually as a consequence of toilet training psychoanalysis a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development
  • anal retentive personality (noun)
    1. usually as a consequence of toilet training psychoanalysis a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development
  • antisocial personality disorder (noun)
    1. 'psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by 'sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now 'antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings
  • cult of personality (noun)
    1. intense devotion to a particular person
  • genital personality (noun)
    1. psychoanalysis the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives
  • multiple personality (noun)
    1. if someone has a multiple personality, they are mentally ill because they have two or more completely separate PERSONALITIES that each behave differently
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