Hypertext Webster Gateway: "personality"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Personality \Per`son*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Personalities}. [Cf. F.
personnalit['e]. Cf. {Personality}.]
1. That which constitutes distinction of person;
individuality.
Personality is individuality existing in itself, but
with a nature as a ground. --Coleridge.
2. Something said or written which refers to the person,
conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of
a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as,
indulgence in personalities.
Sharp personalities were exchanged. --Macaulay.
3. (Law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition,
state, and capacity of persons. --Burrill.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
personality
n 1: the complex of all the attributes--behavioral,
temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a
unique individual; "their different reactions reflected
their very different personalities"; "it is his nature
to help others"
2: a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood
personality"
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