character
Letter or role
Character is the qualities that make someone or something distinctive.
A person's character is their moral nature: She has good character.
A character is a person in a story, film, or play, or an eccentric person: He's quite a character.
Character also means a letter, number, or symbol in a writing system.
To act out of character is to behave unexpectedly; to stay in character is to maintain a role.
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- heroOne admired for courage
- villainWicked story antagonist
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
mentor · foil · narrator · antihero · deuteragonist · tritagonist · ensemble · supporting
Truthfulness, sincerity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
rectitude · probity · trustworthiness · honor · conscience · decency · reliability · steadfastness
Written symbol or message
- glyphVisual form of character
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
- digitSingle numeric character
- cipherHidden writing system
rune · hieroglyph · ideograph · logogram · pictograph · alphabet · script · font
Inborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- demeanorOutward manner, conduct
extrovert · introvert · charismatic · reserved · impulsive · analytical · empathetic · stoic
Assumed public identity
- figureOutline or numeral
- creationMaking something exist
- inventionNew device or method
- portrayalDepiction of someone
depiction · backstory · arc · development · motivation · dialogue · casting · costume
Quality of being singular
- identityWho someone is
- originalityNovel creative quality
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
- singularityPoint where values explode
selfhood · personhood · self-expression · eccentricity · unconventionality · quirkiness · differentiation · autonomy
Position, physical or social
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- statusOne's relative position
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- reputePublic standing or esteem
respectability · name · credibility · image · stature · distinction · renown · notoriety
protagonist
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- heroOne admired for courage
- villainWicked story antagonist
sidekick · mentor · foil · narrator · antihero · deuteragonist · tritagonist · ensemble · supporting · lead
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
uprightness · rectitude · probity · trustworthiness · honor · conscience · decency · reliability · steadfastness · backbone
letter
Written symbol or message
cipher · rune · hieroglyph · ideograph · logogram · pictograph · alphabet · script · font · typeface
temperament
Inborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- natureInherent quality or disposition
demeanor · extrovert · introvert · charismatic · reserved · impulsive · analytical · empathetic · stoic · eccentric
persona
Assumed public identity
portrayal · depiction · backstory · arc · development · motivation · dialogue · casting · costume · makeup
uniqueness
Quality of being singular
- identityWho someone is
- originalityNovel creative quality
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
singularity · selfhood · personhood · self-expression · eccentricity · unconventionality · quirkiness · differentiation · autonomy
standing
Position, physical or social
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- statusOne's relative position
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
repute · respectability · name · credibility · image · stature · distinction · renown · notoriety · infamy
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- game termslevel, score, player, win, lose
- lettersa, d, e, h, q
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- writing-related termsparagraph, sentence, word, letter, punctuation
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
characterimmorality
Quality of being wicked
wickedness · villainy · corruption · evil · depravity
characterblandness
Absence of distinctive qualities
genericness · anonymity · facelessness · colorlessness · conventionality
- main characterStory's central figure
- cartoon charactersFictional animated personas
- out of characterContrary to typical behavior
- character studyWork examining personality
- build characterDevelop moral strength
- in characterEmbodying a persona
characters, characteristic, characterize, characteristics, characterization, characterized, characterless, characterizing, uncharacteristic