character
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɛrɪktər/
:
personaje
- In the film version of Speak, this character is played by an African American actor.
- main character
- fictional characters
- characters in the novel
VE Schwab is very good at writing characters that are not good.
- VE Schwab is very good at writing characters that are not good.
- However, there is a character named Kel or Kelsey.
- And so for me, right away, this character drew me in.
- Yeah, which is what the character Gus is going through this year.
- It is about our main character who works for the government.
- Things evolve, characters evolve, people come and go.
- Long story short, the main mouth character has magic.
Examples
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Who is the main character of 'The Legend of Zelda'?
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I love this character but he is so so mean.
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And so for me, right away, this character drew me in.
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List the obstacles, large and small, that the character faces in achieving his or her goals.
Academic text (2011) -
The children also discussed ways in which a character's actions yielded insights into the character.
Academic text (2012) -
VE Schwab is very good at writing characters that are not good.
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Asked children to answer open-ended questions about a story's characters, setting, and events in the story.
Academic text (2013) -
In the film, the main character struggles to find his identity.
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She created a compelling character that resonated with the audience.
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The villain in the story is a character that everyone loves to hate.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person's role in a group or activity
27
6.3
A role an actor plays in a play or film
15
2.8
A person created by an author for a story like a book or film
7
3.8
To pretend to be someone else to practice acting and speaking in a situation
1
7.0
A person who appears in a story, play, or historical account
1
4.0
A person who is not real and appears in a story, book, or film
1
3.9
A character an actor plays in a play or stage show
Idioms
Compounds
19
5.6
A person who speaks in court about another person's good character and honesty
- Literature
15
7.3
Hurts someone's reputation on purpose by spreading false or harmful stories
4
3.8
A letter from someone who knows a person well that says they are honest and reliable for a future employer
- Specialized
1
4.1
A group of letters, numbers, and symbols used for writing and showing text
- Specialized
1
6.9
A text code that tells a web page to show a special character like é
- Specialized
1
6.3
A hidden computer symbol used to tell a program how to show or move text
- Specialized
A printer that prints one letter or number at a time instead of a whole line
- Specialized
An extra digit or letter added to the end of a code to find reading errors
- Specialized
A basic letter, number, symbol, or control code like newline that computers store as a standard number
- Specialized
A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes
- Specialized
A computer character typed with the control key that tells a program to make a new line or tab
- Specialized
A code or key that moves the cursor one space left to erase the last thing typed
- Slang
A person who feels very close to a fictional character and sees themselves in that character
- Specialized
Body parts used for having babies, like genitals, that show if someone is male or female
- Specialized
A physical feature that differs between males and females, like body hair or a deep voice
- Slur
A woman in a story shown as untidy and often having many sexual partners
- Specialized
A body feature that is controlled by one gene and is either present or absent
- Literature
A woman in stories or films who uses charm and looks to attract and influence others
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word character comes from the old Greek kharaktēr, meaning 'a mark' or 'stamp'. In stories and plays, a character is a person with clear marks or traits that an actor can show and the audience can recognise.