ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ ˈkæɹəktə ˈfaɪ.bɚ ˈfaɪ.bə ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ) ɹʌfɪd͡ʒ a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions education has for its object the formation of character any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn