ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ ˈkæɹəktə ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ ˈkæɹəktə ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk ˈfaɪ.bɚ ˈfaɪ.bə ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ) ɡɹɑːf ɡɹæf ˈɡɹæf.iːm ˈlɪ.nɪə.mənt pɑːt pɑɹt pɐːt pɝˈsoʊnə pɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə

ˈkwɒlɪti ˈkwɑləti ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns taɪp engrave or inscribe characters on (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions education has for its object the formation of character 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 an actor's portrayal of someone in a play she played the part of Desdemona 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 too often answered evasively a written symbol that is used to represent speech the Greek alphabet has 24 characters an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) she is the main character in the novel 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 good repute he is a man of character