[noun] an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" Synonyms:fictional fictitious
[noun] a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" Synonyms:quality, lineament
[noun] the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer Synonyms:fiber, fibre
[noun] an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" Synonyms:role, theatrical role, part, persona
[noun] a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" Synonyms:eccentric, type, case
[noun] good repute; "he is a man of character"
[noun] a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively" Synonyms:reference, reference
[noun] a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" Synonyms:grapheme, graphic symbol
