Character
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| + | [[Image:“Character Heads” (1839) is a lithograph by Matthias Rudolph Toma (1792-1869) of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s busts.jpg|thumb|left|200px|“[[Character Heads]]” (1839) is a lithograph by Matthias Rudolph Toma (1792-1869) of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt's busts]] | ||
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| + | "The [[Shameless]] man is one who, in the first place, will and borrow from the creditor whose money he is withholding."--''[[The Characters]]'' by Theophrastus | ||
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| + | [[Image:Friar John and Panurge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Friar John]] and [[Panurge]] are two [[fictional character]]s created by [[François Rabelais]]]] | ||
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| + | Character may refer to: | ||
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| + | * [[Character (arts)]] or fictional character, an agent in a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc | ||
| + | * [[Character (symbol)]], a sign or symbol | ||
| + | * [[Character sketch]] | ||
| + | * [[Character structure]], a person's traits | ||
| + | * [[Moral character]], an evaluation of a particular individual's durable moral qualities | ||
| + | *''[[The Characters]]'', a book by the Greek philosopher [[Theophrastus]] | ||
| - | # A [[being]] [[involve]]d in the [[action]] of a [[story]], see [[fictional character]]. | ||
| - | # A written or printed [[symbol]], or [[letter]] | ||
| - | # A [[distinguish]]ing [[feature]]; [[characteristic]]; A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group, see [[character structure]]. | ||
| - | # A [[moral]] [[strength]]. | ||
| - | #: ''"You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds '''character'''."'' | ||
| - | # A person with many [[notable]] or [[eccentric]] [[feature]]s. | ||
| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| From Middle English ''caracter'', from Old French ''caractere'', from Latin ''character'', from Ancient Greek ''χαρακτήρ'' (kharaktēr, “type, nature, character”) from ''χαράσσω'' (kharassō, “I engrave”). | From Middle English ''caracter'', from Old French ''caractere'', from Latin ''character'', from Ancient Greek ''χαρακτήρ'' (kharaktēr, “type, nature, character”) from ''χαράσσω'' (kharassō, “I engrave”). | ||
| - | == See also == | + | ==See also== |
| - | *[[Persona]] | + | |
| *[[Stock character]] | *[[Stock character]] | ||
| - | *[[Fictional character]] | + | *[[List of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen characters ]] |
| - | *[[Character sketch]] | + | |
| - | *[[Human behavior]] | + | |
| - | *[[Moral character]] | + | |
| - | *[[Morality]] | + | |
| - | *[[Trait]] | + | |
| - | *''[[The Characters]]'' by Greek philosopher Theophrastus | + | |
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Character may refer to:
- Character (arts) or fictional character, an agent in a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc
- Character (symbol), a sign or symbol
- Character sketch
- Character structure, a person's traits
- Moral character, an evaluation of a particular individual's durable moral qualities
- The Characters, a book by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus
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Etymology
From Middle English caracter, from Old French caractere, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktēr, “type, nature, character”) from χαράσσω (kharassō, “I engrave”).
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