Noun

personality (plural personalities)

1. A set of qualities that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

   The president has a unique personality.

2. An assumed role or manner of behavior.

   My work PC emulates a Windows (TM) personality.

   In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.

3. A celebrity.

   Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.

4. Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.

   The best contestant shows most personality.

   But over and over / I´ll be a fool for you / 'cause you got personality. (“Personality” by Lloyd Price, 1959)

Derived terms

• multiple personalities

Personality

Psychology

• Personality development, the study of personality development over time
• Personality disorders, a class of mental disorders that is characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and actions
• Personality pathology, characterized by adaptive inflexibility, vicious cycles of maladaptive behavior, and emotional instability under stress
• Personality quiz, a series of questions (usually multiple-choice) intended to reveal something about the person who answers them
• Personality tests aim to describe aspects of an individual's character, thoughts, and feelings
• Personality type, refers to patterns of relatively enduring characteristics of behavior and the psychological classification of different types of individuals
• Personality alteration, a theory often associated with cults or brainwashing