character

nouns

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

"she is the main character in the novel"

character, fictional character, fictitious character

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"

character, lineament, quality

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

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

character, fiber, fibre

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

"she played the part of Desdemona"

character, part, persona, role, theatrical role

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"

case, character, eccentric, type

good repute

"he is a man of character"

character

is a type of (narrower)

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

reputation, repute

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"

character, character reference, reference

is derived from

characterise

a written symbol that is used to represent speech

"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

character, grapheme, graphic symbol

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

character

domain category

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

genetic science, genetics

is a type of (narrower)

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

attribute

verbs

engrave or inscribe characters on

character

is a type of (narrower)

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

"engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch