per ‧ so ‧ na /pəˈsəʊnə $ pərˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural personae /-niː/ or personas ) [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ person , ↑ personality , ↑ persona , ↑ personage , the personals, ↑ personification , ↑ personnel ; adjective : ↑ personal ≠ ↑ impersonal , ↑ personalized , ↑ personable ; verb : ↑ personalize , ↑ personify ; adverb : ↑ personally ≠ ↑ impersonally ]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ person ]
the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation, which gives people a particular idea about your character:
Joel has a cheerful public persona but in private he’s different.