personality
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- noun
- /ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti/
- You know, your look, the hair, the personality, the humor.
- personality traits
- personality types
- personality characteristics
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Watch on YouTubeOld habits and old personality patterns die hard.
- Old habits and old personality patterns die hard.
- But you are complete unique because your personality belongs to you.
- It's typically a hidden part of the personality, riddled by guilt.
- Most of these map onto the modern personality trait of agreeableness.
- I didn't know his personality, his background, who he was.
- And also a mother figure personality that I take on as well.
- Maybe that's something, you know, like personality is also pretty stable.
- I mean, who would want to be the same personality for centuries and millennia?
- They they might not be the personality to, to disagree, right.
Examples
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Her cheerful personality makes her popular among her peers.
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There are better aspects of our personality, right?
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An organization has a personality just like a person does.
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Well I guess you could win her over with your stunning personality, or something.
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She has very strong personality and she is truly a leader.
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Diversity among athletes adds a significant level of personality and depth to each team.
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The way a person stands communicates personality and their lived relationship with the world.
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The roots of Watergate can be found in the personality and the character of Richard Nixon.
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She was a magnificent performer, and she had a dynamic personality.
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Music ensemble students are likely to differ in personality from their nonmusical peers.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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The usual way a person thinks and feels that affects how they behave
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The qualities that make a person, place, or thing special
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A person's usual mood that shows in how they act
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Qualities that make someone or something different from others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A long-lasting pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that causes problems in life
- Specialized
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A rare mental illness in which one person has two or more different identities that act separately
- Specialized
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8.0
A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour
- Literature
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A situation where many people admire and support a leader without question
- Specialized
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Someone who loves themselves too much and does not care about others' feelings
- Specialized
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A long-term mental condition where a person ignores other people's rights, feels no guilt, and acts impulsively
- Archaic
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A person who feels no guilt and often hurts or lies to others
- Specialized
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A person who does not care about others, acts without thinking, and feels no guilt
- Specialized
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A test with questions to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves
- Specialized
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A person who needs things very neat and repeats actions until they feel right
- Specialized
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A list of questions that asks about a person's feelings, thoughts and behaviour
- Specialized
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A mental health condition that causes odd behavior and trouble making close friends
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A long set of questions psychologists use to learn about a person's personality and mental health
- Jargon
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9.5
A personality type that comes from early feeding problems and shows strong need for others or selfish, aggressive behavior
- Specialized
A questionnaire of yes or no questions that measures people's personality and behavior
- Specialized
A set of questions people answer to see if they are outgoing or shy and how steady their feelings are
A warm, friendly way of acting that shows affection and makes people feel at ease
- Jargon
A mature adult way of feeling and behaving that focuses on love and work
- Offensive
Being easily shocked and disapproving of things other people find normal
- Specialized
A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are
- Specialized
A standard test people fill in to measure 16 basic personality traits
- New Zealand
A confident, stylish, charming way of behaving that attracts other people
How Distinctive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Personality comes from the Latin word persona, which meant 'mask' used by actors and is the same root as the English word person. This 'mask' image helps you remember that personality is the mix of qualities and ways someone acts and feels, the character people see.