Character

kar′ak-tėr, n. a letter, sign, figure, stamp, or distinctive mark: a mark of any kind, a symbol in writing, .: writing generally, handwriting: a secret cipher: any e ential feature or peculiarity: nature: ( obs. ) personal appearance: the aggregate of peculiar qualities which constitutes personal or national individuality: moral qualities especially, the reputation of po e ing such: a formal statement of the qualities of a person who has been in one's service or employment: official position, rank, or status, or a person who has filled such: a person noted for eccentricity: a personality as created in a play or novel ( Shak. Char′act ).— v.t. to engrave, imprint, write: to represent, delineate, or describe.— n. Character isā′tion .— v.t. Char′acterise , to describe by peculiar qualities: to distinguish or designate.— ns. Char′acterism ; Character is′tic , that which marks or constitutes the character.— adjs. Character is′tic , -al , marking or constituting the peculiar nature.— adv. Character is′tically .— adj. Char′acterle , without character or distinctive qualities.— ns. Char′acterle ne ; Char′actery , writing: impre ion: that which is charactered.— In character , in harmony with the part a umed, appropriate, as a Character actor , one who tries to represent eccentricities. [Fr. caractère —L. character —Gr. charaktēr , from chara -ein , to cut, engrave.]