definition of
character

[1] #1 character n. [fictional character, fictitious character] an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel". wn

[2] #2 character n. [quality, lineament] 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". wn

[3] #3 character n. [fiber, fibre] the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer. wn

[4] #4 character n. [role, theatrical role, part, persona] an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona". wn

[5] #5 character n. [eccentric, type, case] 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". wn