Synonyms for
Personality
Definition
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
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Common collocations
- strong personality
- weak personality
- outgoing personality
- dominant personality
- charming personality
- distinct personality
- unique personality
Word family
noun personality
adjective personal
Usage note
While 'personality' refers to the sum of an individual's traits, 'personal' is the adjective form relating to a specific person. Avoid using 'personality' to describe inanimate objects unless metaphorically.
Example sentences
- My sister has a bubbly personality that makes her fun to be around.
- The job interview was all about assessing my personality.
- It's important to have a positive personality to attract good things in life.
- Some people have a split personality that makes them behave differently in different situations.
- She has a strong personality that commands attention.
Quotes
Your personality is the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, experienced, or read that has been filtered through your genetic makeup and your unique, quirky self.
Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.
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