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English Dictionary: personality by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Personality \Per`son*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Personalities}. [Cf. F.
      personnalit[82]. 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.
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