ALL meanings of characters
char·ac·ter
C c - noun characters the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing. 1
- noun characters one such feature or trait; characteristic. 1
- noun characters moral or ethical quality: a man of fine, honorable character. 1
- noun characters qualities of honesty, courage, or the like; integrity: It takes character to face up to a bully. 1
- noun characters reputation: a stain on one's character. 1
- noun characters good repute. 1
- noun characters an account of the qualities or peculiarities of a person or thing. 1
- noun characters a person, especially with reference to behavior or personality: a suspicious character. 1
- noun characters Informal. an odd, eccentric, or unusual person. 1
- noun characters a person represented in a drama, story, etc. 1
- noun characters a part or role, as in a play or film. 1
- noun characters a symbol as used in a writing system, as a letter of the alphabet. 1
- noun characters the symbols of a writing system collectively. 1
- noun characters a significant visual mark or symbol. 1
- noun characters status or capacity: the character of a justice of the peace. 1
- noun characters a written statement from an employer concerning the qualities of a former employee. 1
- noun characters Literature. (especially in 17th- and 18th-century England) a formal character sketch or descriptive analysis of a particular human virtue or vice as represented in a person or type. Compare character sketch. 1
- noun characters Genetics. any trait, function, structure, or substance of an organism resulting from the effect of one or more genes as modified by the environment. 1
- noun characters Computers. any symbol, as a number, letter, punctuation mark, etc., that represents data and that, when encoded, is usable by a machine. one of a set of basic symbols that singly or in a series of two or more represents data and, when encoded, is usable in a computer. 1
- noun characters a style of writing or printing. 1
- noun characters Roman Catholic Theology. the ineffaceable imprint received on the soul through the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and ordination. 1
- noun characters (formerly) a cipher or cipher message. 1
- adjective characters Theater. (of a part or role) representing a personality type, especially by emphasizing distinctive traits, as language, mannerisms, physical makeup, etc. (of an actor or actress) acting or specializing in such roles. 1
- verb with object characters to portray; describe. 1
- verb with object characters to engrave; inscribe. 1
- idioms characters in character, in harmony with one's personal character or disposition: Such behavior is not in character for him. in accordance with the role or personality assumed in a performance: an actor in character. 1
- idioms characters out of character, out of harmony with one's personal character or disposition: Her remarks were out of character. away from the role or personality assumed in a performance: The actor stepped out of character. 1
- noun characters The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. 1
- noun characters plural of character. 0