PERSONALITY

noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English personalite, from Anglo-French personalité, from Late Latin personalitat-, personalitas, from personalis Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being a person, personal existence, 2. the condition or fact of relating to a particular person, an offensively personal remark , 3. the complex of characteristics that distinguishes an individual or a nation or group, a set of distinctive traits and characteristics , 4. distinction or excellence of personal and social traits, a person of importance, prominence, renown, or notoriety , see: disposition