CHARACTER

An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

Example: "She is the main character in the novel"

A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

Example: "Each town has a quality all its own"

The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

Example: "Education has for its object the formation of character"

An actor's portrayal of someone in a play

Example: "She played the part of desdemona"

A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Example: "A real character"

Good repute

Example: "He is a man of character"

A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

Example: "Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

A written symbol that is used to represent speech

Example: "The greek alphabet has 24 characters"

(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes