personality

noun (a personality, personalities)

«personality» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Your personality is the kind of person you are: your character, the way you think, feel and behave. tree →
Personality means having a strong, lively, interesting character: "she has lots of personality". tree →
A personality is a famous person, especially from TV, radio or sport: "a TV personality". tree →

In the lessons

In stories and English lessons, writers show a character's personality through what they say and do; pupils describe personalities with adjectives like brave, shy or bossy. In everyday life, pets and even places can be said to have personality. Phrases: strong personality, a TV personality, a sports personality, personality traits.

Examples

My dog has a big personality. tree →
The twins look alike but have different personalities. tree →
Describe the hero's personality in three words. tree →
She has a cheerful personality. tree →
He became a famous TV personality. tree →
Our classroom has lots of personality with all our art on the walls. tree →
In youth one must mingle one's own personality with life, that they may become one. tree →

Note

Plural: personalities (y changes to ies). Personality is the whole character; a "personal" thing belongs to one person; "personnel" means staff — easy to confuse.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Westcott links the Hebrew nefesh, "soul", to the living personality of a person or creature. In the primary lessons: In stories and English lessons, writers show a character's personality through what they say and do; pupils describe personalities with adjectives like brave, shy or bossy. In everyday life, pets and even places can be said to have personality. Phrases: strong personality, a TV personality, a sports personality, personality traits.

Examples

Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Plural: personalities (y changes to ies). Personality is the whole character; a "personal" thing belongs to one person; "personnel" means staff — easy to confuse.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «personality» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«personality» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «personality» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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