/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/
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Translation
The kind of person you are, shown by the way you think, feel, and act with others.
Word origin
From Latin personalitas, from persona, the mask an actor wore on stage in a play.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- persona
- English cognates
- person, personal
Grammar
Gender
Pluralpersonalities
Examples
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"Personality" is the kind of person she is.
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"Personalities" is the plural; each twin acts in her own way.
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The way he acts with people is calm and quiet.
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