personage C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #48562 Meanings 1 noun A person, especially one who is famous or important. I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage, I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews. 2 noun Character represented; external appearance; persona. But tell me, that haſt ſeene him, Menaphon, What ſtature wields he, and what perſonage? 3 noun a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events 4 noun another word for person Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a person whose actions and... important person Common collocations strange personage Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # personage **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 48562 ## Meanings 1. A person, especially one who is famous or important. 2. Character represented; external appearance; persona. 3. a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events 4. another word for person ## Examples - I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage, I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews. - But tell me, that haſt ſeene him, Menaphon, What ſtature wields he, and what perſonage? ## Etymology From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown