# personality

Pronunciation: say "pur-suh-NAL-uh-tee" US /ˌpɝ.səˈnæl.ə.ti/, UK /pɜː.səˈnæl.ə.tɪ/

## Noun

1. The combination of mental and social qualities that make one person different from another.
   - Simple: The mix of feelings, habits, and ways of acting that make you different from other people.
   - _His calm personality helps him stay relaxed under pressure._
   - _Psychologists study how personality develops during childhood._
2. A celebrity, especially one with a strong presence in the media, such as an actor, singer, or athlete.
   - Simple: A famous person, such as an actor, singer, or sports star, who often appears on TV or in other media.
   - _The festival invited a well-known personality to host the awards._
   - _Several media personalities attended the charity gala._
3. Lively, appealing force of character that some people have more of than others and that makes them stand out from a crowd; charisma.
   - Simple: A strong, lively quality that makes someone stand out and draw attention.
   - _The new manager brought personality and energy to a dull office._
   - _Great talk-show hosts succeed on personality more than looks._
4. The combination of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
   - Simple: The special qualities that make a thing feel interesting or different from others.
   - _The architect gave each building its own personality._
   - _Bright tiles and odd angles give the kitchen real personality._
5. A role or way of behaving that a person takes on rather than their natural one.
   - Simple: A way of acting that someone puts on, instead of their real self.
   - _The radio host's on-air personality, brash and fast-talking, had little in common with the soft-spoken man off the air._
   - _Online, many people adopt a bolder personality than they show in person._
8. A humorous word for a woman's breasts; occasionally, a single breast. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A joking word for a woman's breasts.
   - _The comedian joked that the dress did little to hide her personality._
   - _He grinned and said the new top really flattered her personality._
6. In law, the standing of an entity treated as a legal person, able to hold rights and owe duties, such as a company or other body that is not a human being.
   - Simple: In law, being treated as a person with its own rights and duties, as a company is.
   - _Once registered, the company acquires separate legal personality and can sue in its own name._
   - _The treaty gave the new organization international legal personality, allowing it to sign agreements with states._

## Noun

7. A remark, especially an offensive or disparaging one, directed at a specific person rather than at issues or arguments. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A personal remark, usually an insulting one, aimed at a particular person rather than at an idea.

## Other meanings

- (noun) In law, the quality of a statute that concerns the condition, state, and legal capacity of persons.

## Origin

First recorded in Middle English as "personalite" between about 1350 and 1400, borrowed through Middle French from Latin "personalitas"; its form can be read as "personal" plus the suffix "-ity".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/personality (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).