Word

character, n.
(characters)
freq. cnt. 54

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16

character fictional character fictitious character

sample sentences

"she is the main character in the novel"

semantic pointers

hypernym

imaginary being, imaginary creature

instance hyponym

Aladdin Argonaut Babar Beatrice Beowulf Bluebeard Bond, James Bond Brer Rabbit Bunyan, Paul Bunyan John Henry Cheshire cat Chicken Little Cinderella Colonel Blimp Dracula Don Quixote El Cid Fagin Falstaff, Sir John Falstaff Father Brown Faust, Faustus Frankenstein Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster Goofy Gulliver Hamlet Horatio Hornblower, Captain Horatio Hornblower Iago Inspector Maigret, Commissaire Maigret Kilroy Lear, King Lear Lilliputian Marlowe, Philip Marlowe Micawber, Wilkins Micawber Mother Goose Mr. Moto Othello Pangloss Pantaloon Perry Mason Peter Pan Pied Piper, Pied Piper of Hamelin Pierrot Pluto Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn Rip van Winkle Ruritanian Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes Tom Sawyer Uncle Remus Uncle Tom Uncle Sam Sherlock Holmes, Holmes Simon Legree Sinbad the Sailor, Sinbad Snoopy Ali Baba Emile Houyhnhnm Little John Little Red Riding Hood Raskolnikov, Rodya Raskolnikov Robin Hood Robinson Crusoe Rumpelstiltskin Shylock Tristan, Tristram Iseult, Isolde Scaramouch, Scaramouche Svengali Todd, Sweeney Todd Trilby Walter Mitty Yahoo Arthur, King Arthur Galahad, Sir Galahad Gawain, Sir Gawain Guinevere, Guenevere Lancelot, Sir Lancelot Merlin

hyponym

protagonist, agonist

a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

character lineament quality

sample sentences

"each town has a quality all its own"
"the radical character of our demands"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

qualify qualify

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

characteristic characterize characterize characterise characterise

semantic pointers

hypernym

dimension, attribute, property

hyponym

texture

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

character fiber fibre

sample sentences

"education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

semantic pointers

hypernym

trait

part holonym

personality

hyponym

spirit

part meronym

thoughtfulness responsibility, responsibleness integrity

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1

character part persona role theatrical role

sample sentences

"she played the part of Desdemona"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

impersonate impersonate personify

semantic pointers

hypernym

portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

hyponym

bit part, minor role heavy hero ingenue title role, name part heroine villain, baddie

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

case character eccentric type

sample sentences

"a real character"
"a strange character"
"a friendly eccentric"
"the capable type"
"a mental case"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

typic type typify

semantic pointers

hypernym

adult, grownup

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

character character reference reference