キャラクター - 定義、意味、同義語

Character - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT character /ˈkɛr(ə)ktər/ /ˈkæræktə/ IPA guide Other forms: characters; charactered; charactering When Martin Luther King, Jr. said he looked forward to the day when all Americans would be judged solely "by the content of their character ," he was talking about a person's essential qualities. "Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character," a guy called The Wolf advises a young woman named Raquel in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction . The line illustrates three different senses of the word, which can mean "moral strength or reputation" (what Raquel lacks), "a person in a work of fiction" (what The Wolf and Raquel literally are), or, by extension, "a colorful personality" (what Raquel has). A fourth usage is "the distinctive nature of a person or thing," a meaning reflected in the word's origins. In Greek, a kharaktēr was a stamping tool, used to give something a distinctive mark. Definitions of character noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something “the radical character of our demands” synonyms: lineament , quality see more see less types: texture the essential quality of something type of: attribute , dimension , property a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished noun the inherent complex of attributes that determines a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions “"education has for its object the formation of character "- Herbert Spencer” synonyms: fiber , fibre see more see less types: spirit a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character braveness , bravery , courage , courageousness a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear cowardice , cowardliness the trait of lacking courage type of: trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature noun good repute “he is a man of character ” see more see less type of: reputation , repute the state of being held in high esteem and honor noun a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability “requests for character references are all too often answered evasively” synonyms: character reference , reference see more see less type of: good word , recommendation , testimonial something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) “a real character ” “a strange character ” synonyms: case , eccentric , type see more see less type of: adult , grownup a fully developed person from maturity onward noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) “she is the main character in the novel” synonyms: fictional character , fictitious character see more see less examples: show 82 examples... hide 82 examples... Aladdin in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie Argonaut (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece Babar an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children Beatrice the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy Beowulf the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon Bluebeard (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience James Bond British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming Brer Rabbit the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880 Paul Bunyan a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada John Henry hero of American folk tales; portrayed as an enormously strong black man who worked on the railroads and died from exhaustion after winning a contest with a steam drill Cheshire cat a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll Chicken Little a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling Cinderella a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince Colonel Blimp a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low Dracula fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker Don Quixote the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical El Cid the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century Fagin a villain in a novel by Charles Dickens Sir John Falstaff a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays Father Brown a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton Faustus an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge Frankenstein the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses Frankenstein's monster the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) Goofy a cartoon character created by Walt Disney Gulliver a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift Hamlet the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father Captain Horatio Hornblower a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester Iago the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife Commissaire Maigret a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon Kilroy a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II King Lear the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters Lilliputian a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift Philip Marlowe tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler Wilkins Micawber fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist Mother Goose the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes Mr. Moto Japanese sleuth created by John Marquand Othello the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife Pangloss an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire Pantaloon a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man Perry Mason fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner Peter Pan the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up Pied Piper of Hamelin the title character in a German folk tale and in a poem by Robert Browning Pierrot a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face Pluto a cartoon character created by Walt Disney Huckleberry Finn a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain Rip van Winkle the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens Ruritanian an imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania Tarzan of the Apes a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs Tom Sawyer the boy hero of a novel by Mark Twain Uncle Remus the fictional storyteller of tales written in the Black Vernacular and set in the South; the tales were first collected and published in book form in 1880 Uncle Tom a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Sam a personification of the United States government Sherlock Holmes a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle Simon Legree the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe Sinbad the Sailor in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages Snoopy a fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz Ali Baba the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment Emile the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau protagonist the principal character in a work of fiction Houyhnhnm one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift Little John legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength Little Red Riding Hood a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother Rodya Raskolnikov a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel `Crime and Punishment'; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil Robin Hood legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor Robinson Crusoe the hero of Daniel Defoe's novel about a shipwrecked English sailor who survives on a small tropical island Rumpelstiltskin a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself Shylock a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare Tristram (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other Iseult (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other Scaramouche a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward Svengali the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically Sweeney Todd fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers Trilby singer in a novel by George du Mauri