キャラクター - フリー辞書によるキャラクターの定義

Character - definition of character by The Free Dictionary Character - definition of character by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/character Printer Friendly character Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . character distinctive feature or attribute; nature; disposition; makeup: It is against her character to be anything other than kind. Not to be confused with: caricature – a picture that exaggerates a person’s features to produce a comic or grotesque effect: Political cartoonists often use caricature to illustrate the character of their subject. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree char·ac·ter (kăr′ək-tər) n. 1. a. The combination of mental characteristics and behavior that distinguishes a person or group. See Synonyms at disposition . b. The distinguishing nature of something. See Synonyms at quality . 2. a. Moral strength; integrity: an educational program designed to develop character. b. Public estimation of someone; reputation: personal attacks that damaged her character. 3. Biology A structure, function, or attribute of an organism, influenced by genetic, environmental, and developmental factors. 4. a. A person considered as having a specific quality or attribute: "Being a man of the world and a public character, [he] took everything as a matter of course" (George Eliot). b. A person considered funny or eccentric: catcalls from some character in the back row. 5. a. A person portrayed in an artistic piece, such as a drama or novel. b. A person or animal portrayed with a personality in comics or animation: a cartoon character. c. Characterization in fiction or drama: a script that is weak in plot but strong in character. d. Status or role; capacity: in his character as the father. 6. A description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities. 7. A formal written statement as to competency and dependability, given by an employer to a former employee; a recommendation. 8. a. A mark or symbol used in a writing system. b. A Chinese character. 9. Computers a. One of a set of symbols, such as letters or numbers, that are arranged to express information. b. The numerical code representing such a character. 10. Mathematics The trace function of a representation. 11. a. A style of printing or writing: "Here is the hand and seal of the Duke; you know the character" (Shakespeare). b. A cipher or code for secret writing. adj. 1. Of or relating to one's character. 2. a. Specializing in the interpretation of often minor roles that emphasize fixed personality traits or specific physical characteristics: a character actor. b. Of or relating to the interpretation of such roles by an actor: the character part of the hero's devoted mother. 3. Dedicated to the portrayal of a person with regard to distinguishing psychological or physical features: a character sketch. tr.v. charac·tered , charac·ter·ing , charac·ters Archaic 1. To write, print, engrave, or inscribe. 2. To portray or describe; characterize. Idioms: in character Consistent with someone's general character or behavior: behavior that was totally in character. out of character Inconsistent with someone's general character or behavior: a response so much out of character that it amazed me. [Middle English carecter , distinctive mark, imprint on the soul , from Old French caractere , from Latin charactēr , from Greek kharaktēr , from kharassein , to inscribe , from kharax , kharak- , pointed stick .] char′ac·ter·less adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. character ( ˈkærɪktə ) n 1. the combination of traits and qualities distinguishing the individual nature of a person or thing 2. one such distinguishing quality; characteristic 3. moral force; integrity: a man of character . 4. a. reputation, esp a good reputation b. ( as modifier ): character assassination . 5. a summary or account of a person's qualities and achievements; testimonial: my last employer gave me a good character . 6. capacity, position, or status: he spoke in the character of a friend rather than a father . 7. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person represented in a play, film, story, etc; role 8. an outstanding person: one of the great characters of the century . 9. informal an odd, eccentric, or unusual person: he's quite a character . 10. an informal word for person : a shady character . 11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a symbol used in a writing system, such as a letter of the alphabet 12. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing Also called: sort any single letter, numeral, punctuation mark, or symbol cast as a type 13. (Computer Science) computing any letter, numeral, etc, which is a unit of information and can be represented uniquely by a binary pattern 14. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a style of writing or printing 15. (Genetics) genetics any structure, function, attribute, etc, in an organism, which may or may not be determined by a gene or group of genes 16. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short prose sketch of a distinctive type of person, usually representing a vice or virtue 17. in character typical of the apparent character of a person or thing 18. out of character not typical of the apparent character of a person or thing vb ( tr ) 19. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to write, print, inscribe, or engrave 20. rare to portray or represent [C14: from Latin: distinguishing mark, from Greek kharaktēr engraver's tool, from kharassein to engrave, stamp] ˈcharacterful adj ˈcharacterless adj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 char•ac•ter (ˈkær ɪk tər) n. 1. the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of a person or thing. 2. one such feature or trait; characteristic. 3. moral or ethical quality: a woman of strong character. 4. qualities of honesty, fortitude, etc.; integrity. 5. reputation: a stain on one's character. 6. distinctive, often interesting qualities: an old pub with a lot of character. 7. a person, esp. with reference to behavior or personality: a suspicious character. 8. an odd, eccentric, or unusual person. 9. a person represented in a drama, story, etc. 10. a role, as in a play or film. 11. status or capacity: in his character of a justice of the peace. 12. a symbol used in a system of writing: Chinese characters. 13. a significant visual mark or symbol. 14. an account of a person's qualities, abilities, etc.; reference. 15. (in 17th- and 18th-century literature) a sketch of a particular virtue or vice represented in a person or type. 16. any trait, function, structure, or substance of an organism resulting from the effect of one or more genes. 17. any encoded unit of computer-usable data representing a symbol, as a letter, number, or puncuation mark, or a space, carriage return, etc. 18. a cipher or cipher message. adj. 19. (of a theatrical role) having or requiring eccentric, comedic, ethnic, or other distinctive traits. 20. (of an actor) acting or specializing in such roles. v.t. Archaic. 21. to portray; describe. 22. to engrave; inscribe. Idioms: in (or out of ) character, a. in accord with (or in violation of) one's usual behavior and disposition. b. in accordance with (or deviating from) behavior appropriate to the role assumed by an actor. [1275–1325; Middle English caractere < Middle French < Latin charactēr < Greek charaktḗr graving tool, its mark] char′ac•ter•ful, adj. char′ac•ter•less, adj. syn: character , personality refer to the sum of the characteristics possessed by a person. character refers esp. to the moral qualities and ethical standards that make up the inner nature of a person: a man of sterling character . personality refers particularly to outer characteristics, as wittiness or charm, that determine the impression that a person makes upon others: a pleasing personality . See also reputation. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. character , reputation - Character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others. See also related terms for reputation . Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. Character See Also: PERSONAL TRAITS , REPUTATION As the sun is best seen at its rising and setting, so men’s native dispositions are clearest seen when they are children and when they are dying —Robert Boyle A character is like an acrostic … read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing —Ralph Waldo Emerson Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing —Abraham Lincoln Character is like white paper; if once blotted, it can hardly ever be made to appear white as before —Joel Hawes A character, like a kettle, once mended always wants mending —Jean-Jacques Rousseau Character, like porcelain ware, must be painted before it is glazed. There can be no change after it is burned in —Henry Ward Beecher A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. And when the weeds begin to grow, it’s like a garden full of snow —Nursery rhyme This dates back to the eighteenth century. The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows —Alexandre de Talleyrand Some people, like modern shops, hang everything in their windows and when one goes inside nothing is to be found —Berthold Auerbach The soundness of his nature was like the pure paste under a fine glaze —Edith Wharton A vein of iron buried inside her moral frame, like a metal armature inside a clay statue —Carlos B