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noun
Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: selfness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An assumed role or manner of behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable, euphemistic, humorous
Synonyms: assets, babylons, balloons, baps, badonkers, bangers, bazongas, bazookas, bazoombas, bazooms, bewbs, bobas, booba, boobage, boobs, boobers, boobies, boosies, bosom, breasts, breasticles, breasties, bristols, bubby, bubs, bust, calcium cannons, cans, cantaloupes, casabas, charlies, chebs, chesticles, chest melons, chichis, coconuts, diddy, ding-dongs, dirty pillows, double Ds, dugs, frontage, front bumpers, funbags, gazongas, girls, globes, grapefruits, headlights, honkers, hooters, itty-bittys, jahoobies, jigglies, jubblies, jugs, kazooms, knockers, lady lumps, love pillows, mammaries, mammary glands, mammas, maracas, megaboobs, melons, milkbags, milk jugs, milkers, mommy milkers, money makers, mountain [⇒ thesaurus]s, norks, oppai, paps, pair, personality, puppies, rack, sweater puppies, tatas, teats, tiddies, tits, titters, titties, threepenny bits, top bollocks, torpedos, twin peaks, twins, udders, waps, watermelons, yabos, zoomers
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attribute
Narrower terms: identity, personal identity, individuality, personableness, anal personality, anal retentive personality, genital personality, narcissistic personality, obsessive-compulsive personality, oral personality
noun
a person of considerable prominence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: celebrity, famous person
History
From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.
Across languages
149 source translations are retained for this English entry.
