· an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"

Synonym(s): fictional_character, fictitious_character

Hypernym(s): imaginary_being, imaginary_creature

· a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

Synonym(s): quality, lineament

Hypernym(s): property, attribute, dimension

· the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

Synonym(s): fiber, fibre

Hypernym(s): trait

· an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

Synonym(s): role, theatrical_role, part, persona

Hypernym(s): portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

· a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

Synonym(s): eccentric, type, case

Hypernym(s): adult, grownup

· good repute; "he is a man of character"

Hypernym(s): repute, reputation

· 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"

Synonym(s): reference, character_reference

Hypernym(s): recommendation, testimonial, good_word

· a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

Synonym(s): grapheme, graphic_symbol

Hypernym(s): written_symbol, printed_symbol

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

Hypernym(s): attribute

· engrave or inscribe characters on

Hypernym(s): scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe