Definition of PERSONA

persona

Plural: personae, personas, personæ

Noun

  • The public role or image that a person presents.
  • A character in a literary work or play.
  • an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
  • (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
  • A social role.
  • A character played by an actor.
  • The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
  • An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.

Examples

  • He keeps his online persona completely separate from his real-world one.
  • His Scrabble PERSONA was one of cool, calculated confidence, even when bluffing.
  • The tragic PERSONA of the play earned him a triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), of uncertain origin. Suggested to be from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask; masked individual; actor”), which could be a loan from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face; appearance; mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, more generally, a social role”). Doublet of person and parson.

Synonyms

character, image, part, role, theatrical role

Scrabble Score: 9

persona: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
persona: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
persona: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

persona: valid Words With Friends Word