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character

[kar-ik-ter] / ˈkær ɪk tər /




NOUN
portrayal of another
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It raises questions of structural integrity: When you depict a character like her as the antagonist of a show’s very likable heroine, you cannot then treat that antagonist as a heroine herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Uniformed doormen greet guests at the entrance, while chandeliers, fireplaces and classic architectural details reinforce the hotel’s historic character.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

He has become a legend at the club with more still to give, but it is his bubbly, larger-than-life character that sets him apart from most.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

So that speaks to Shah Latif, the character, and his attention seeking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

By the middle of the nineteenth century, a popular parlor game is "reading" one's character by feeling the skull for bumps and dips and then matching them to a head chart such as this one.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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