personality
(noun) the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; “their different reactions reflected their very different personalities”; “it is his nature to help others”
personality
(noun) a person of considerable prominence; “she is a Hollywood personality”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
personality (countable and uncountable, plural personalities)
A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.
An assumed role or manner of behavior.
A celebrity.
Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc, of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
(legal) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
• selfness
• antileprosy, ponytailers
Source: Wiktionary
Per`son*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Personalities. Etym: [Cf. F. personnalité. Cf. Personality.]
1. That which constitutes distinction of person; individuality. Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground. Coleridge.
2. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as, indulgence in personalities. Sharp personalities were exchanged. Macaulay.
3. (Law)
Definition: That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
