Definition of PERSONALITY

personality

Plural: personalities

Noun

  • the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
  • a person of considerable prominence
    • "she is a Hollywood personality"
  • A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
  • Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
  • A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
  • An assumed role or manner of behavior.
  • A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer, or sports player).
  • Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
  • That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
  • A set of female breasts; a rack; (also occasionally) an individual breast.

Examples

  • His writing has a lot of personality.
  • In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.
  • indulgence in personalities
  • Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.
  • The best contestant shows most personality.
  • The president has a unique personality.
  • This functional concrete building lacks personality.
  • Whoa mama! That gal's got a fine... er, "personality".

Origin / Etymology

Coined between 1350 and 1400 as Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās.
Morphologically personal + -ity

Synonyms

assets, babylons, badonkers, balloons, bangers, baps, bazongas, bazookas, bazoombas, bazooms, bewbs, booba, boobage, boobers, boobies, boobs, boosies, bosom, breast [⇒ thesaurus]s, breasticles, bristols, bubby, bubs, bust, calcium cannons, cans, cantaloupes, casabas, charlies, chebs, chest melons, chesticles, chichis, coconuts, diddy, ding-dongs, dirty pillows, double Ds, dugs, front bumpers, frontage, funbags, gazongas, girls, globes, grapefruits, headlights, honkers, hooters, itty-bittys, jahoobies, jigglies, jubblies, jugs, knockers, lady lumps, love pillows, mammaries, mammary glands, mammas, maracas, megaboobs, melons, milk jugs, milkbags, milkers, mommy milkers, money makers, mountain [⇒ thesaurus]s, norks, pair, paps, personality, puppies, rack, selfness, sweater puppies, tatas, teats, threepenny bits, tiddies, tits, titters, titties, top bollocks, torpedos, tracts of land, twin peaks, twins, udders, waps, yabos, zoomers

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

personality: valid Words With Friends Word