persona
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6.3
- noun
- /pərˈsoʊnə/
:
personaje
- So I've been trying to figure out, well, what branding or what persona do I want?
- comic persona
- narrative persona
- literary persona
It is the namesake of my drag persona, Cheyenne pepper.
- It is the namesake of my drag persona, Cheyenne pepper.
- If you're trying to maintain a certain persona or inhabit a character for three months.
- Somebody's being a character means they're putting on a persona and they're making us laugh at at something.
- It seems like you're bigger than life in your reality, your TV persona.
- A lot of people have said to me, I don't like Robbie Williams persona.
- And what I've been doing for a long time was playing a persona.
Examples
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When you look at Marilyn Monroe today, it was Jack Cole who gave her that persona, Rita Hayworth, same thing.
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Bismarck, in his appealing Kenny McNulty persona, was a very charming young man.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's it's more of like developing an on camera persona behind that card table.
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The Wrath asks who is the most like their on screen persona and who is the least like it.
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Is there a public persona or character of Chris Eubank?
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Now he seamlessly switched over to his other persona: the good husband.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her screen persona is a brilliant comment on the entire sociopolitical structure of stardom.
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Many actors spend years developing their persona to create a memorable character on stage.
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Her vibrant persona captivated the audience during the entire performance.
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He adopted a more serious persona for his latest film role, showing his range as an actor.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person's role in a group or activity
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3.2
A person in a story, play, or film
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1.0
A part an actor plays in a play or film
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3.9
A character an actor plays in a play or stage show
Compounds
- Texting
A character a person plays as in video games that is different from their real life
- Offensive
A public image that challenges usual ideas about being a man or a woman
How Prominent
279
4.6
27
6.3
3
3.4
5
4.1
- Jargon
11
6.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Persona comes from the Latin word persona meaning 'mask' that actors wore to show a character. That's why a persona is an actor's role or the face they show on stage or in a film.