personality

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W3S3 [ˌpə:səˈnælıti US ˌpə:r-] n plural personalities

1.) [U and C]

someone's character, especially the way they behave towards other people

▪ He was an ambitious man with a strong personality .

▪ Despite their different personalities, they became the best of friends.

▪ a disease which causes changes in behaviour and personality

▪ personality traits (=typical ways of behaving) such as calmness or enthusiasm

▪ He clearly has some kind of personality disorder (=a mental illness) .

▪ He said he left the company because of a personality clash with the director (=they could not work together because they were so different) .

→↑split personality

2.)

someone who is very famous and often appears in the newspapers, on television etc, especially an entertainer or sports person

→↑celebrity

TV/radio/sports personality

▪ one of the most well-liked TV personalities

3.) [U]

the qualities of character that make someone interesting or enjoyable to be with

▪ He's honest but he lacks personality.

4.) [C usually singular]

someone who has a very strong character and is very different from other people

▪ He was a dynamic personality in the business world.

5.) [C usually singular]

the qualities which make a place or thing different and interesting

▪ It's partly the architecture which gives the town its personality.