Character definition

Character as a noun

1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

   "she is the main character in the novel"

   Same sense: fictional character, fictitious character

2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

   "the radical character of our demands"

   Same sense: quality, lineament

3. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

   "education has for its object the formation of character"

   Same sense: fiber, fibre

4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

   Same sense: part, role, persona, theatrical role

5. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

   "a real character"

   Same sense: case, type, eccentric

6. good repute

   "he is a man of character"

7. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

   "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

   Same sense: reference, character reference

8. a written symbol that is used to represent speech

   "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

   Same sense: graph, graphic symbol, grapheme

9. (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

Character as a verb

10. engrave or inscribe characters on

Synonyms and antonyms

• fictional character
• fictitious character
• quality definition
• lineament
• fiber
• fibre
• part definition
• role definition
• persona
• theatrical role
• case definition
• type definition
• eccentric
• reference
• character reference
• graph
• graphic symbol
• grapheme

How to say character

Character has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

CHARACTER in word games

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

17

Anagrams

0

Is CHARACTER a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CHARACTER in the word checker, or unscramble CHARACTER to see the shorter words in its letters.