personality

US /ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæ.lə.ti/ UK /pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #3420

Meanings

1

noun
The qualities and behaviour that make one person different from another.

She has a warm and friendly personality.
2

noun
A strong, lively character that makes someone stand out.

The new presenter has lots of personality.
3

noun
A famous person, especially one often seen on television.

Several television personalities attended the charity event.

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Word family

Forms personalities

Derived forms fursonalitygroupalitymultipersonalitynonpersonalitypersonalitylesspersonalitylikepersonalitywiseperthonalitysubpersonalitysuperpersonalitytripersonalityunpersonality

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Phrases (2)

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narcissistic personality
a personality strongly focused on self-admiration and personal importance

Adjective + noun
personality assessment
an evaluation intended to describe a person's characteristic traits and behavior

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.

personalite Middle English persōnālitās Latin

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Topics

People & Society Psychology & Behavior

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# personality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæ.lə.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 3420

## Meanings
1. The qualities and behaviour that make one person different from another.
2. A strong, lively character that makes someone stand out.
3. A famous person, especially one often seen on television.

## Examples
- She has a warm and friendly personality.
- The new presenter has lots of personality.
- Several television personalities attended the charity event.

## Derived Forms
- fursonality
- groupality
- multipersonality
- nonpersonality
- personalityless
- personalitylike
- personalitywise
- perthonality
- subpersonality
- superpersonality
- tripersonality
- unpersonality

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: personalite
- Root: persōnālitās

## Etymology
From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.

## AI Etymology
Personality comes from Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity. The historical chain includes personalite (Middle English), persōnālitās (Latin). In present-day English it covers the qualities and behaviour that make one person different from another, a strong, lively character that makes someone stand out, and a famous person, especially one often seen on television. The wider family includes derived forms such as fursonality, groupality, multipersonality, nonpersonality, personalityless.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Psychology & Behavior

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