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characterful

char·ac·ter·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ik-ter-fuh l]
    • /ˈkær ɪk tər fəl/
    • /ˈkæ.rək.təf.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ik-ter-fuh l]
    • /ˈkær ɪk tər fəl/

Definitions of characterful word

  • adjective characterful If you describe something as characterful, you mean that it is pleasant and interesting. 3
  • adjective characterful highly expressive of character: a characterful face. 1
  • adjective characterful having remarkable character: a characterful prose style. 1
  • noun characterful Full of character. 1
See all 4 definitions of characterful

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Origin of characterful

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; character + -ful

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Parts of speech for Characterful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Characterful

characterful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

characterful usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for characterful

adj characterful

  • glamorous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
  • vivid — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
  • distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
  • unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
  • lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.

adjective characterful

  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
  • upright — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
  • inspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
  • honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
All 20 Synonyms of characterful

Antonyms for characterful

adj characterful

  • standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
  • drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
  • dreary — causing sadness or gloom.
  • faded — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
  • boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.

adjective characterful

  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
All 16 Antonyms of characterful

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