personality

/ˌpɜɹ.səˈnæ.lə.ti/ noun A2

Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another. (countable, uncountable) · The president has a unique personality.
Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd. (countable, uncountable) · The best contestant shows most personality.
Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting. (countable, uncountable) · His writing has a lot of personality.· This functional concrete building lacks personality.
An assumed role or manner of behavior. (countable, uncountable) · In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.
A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player). (countable, uncountable) · Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.
Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks. (countable, dated, uncountable) · indulgence in personalities
That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons. (countable, uncountable)
A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast. (countable) · Whoa mama! That gal's got a fine... er, "personality".

Plural personalities

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It was full of a new vital, pulsing personality that seemed to pervade it and to be quite independent of schoolgirl books and dresses and ribbons, and even of the cracked blue jug full of apple blossoms on the table.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 161 · C1

“Porlock, Watson, is a nom-de-plume, a mere identification mark; but behind it lies a shifty and evasive personality.

The Valley of Fear, p. 1 · C1

Now for a moment I will ask leave to remove my own insignificant personality and to describe events which occurred before we arrived upon the scene by the light of knowledge which came to us afterwards.

The Valley of Fear, p. 21 · C1

Embrace your unique personality, because authenticity is much more attractive than pretending to be someone else.

A Letter to My Younger Self, p. 1 · B2

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