n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ə r-s ə - ' na-l ə -t ē , ˌ p ə r- ' sna-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English personalite, from Anglo-French personalité, from Late Latin personalitat-, personalitas, from personalis
Date: 15th century
1 a : the quality or state of being a person b : personal existence
2 a : the condition or fact of relating to a particular person specifically : the condition of referring directly to or being aimed disparagingly or hostilely at an individual b : an offensively personal remark <angrily resorted to personalities >
3 a : the complex of characteristics that distinguishes an individual or a nation or group especially : the totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional characteristics b : a set of distinctive traits and characteristics <the energetic personality of the city>
4 a : distinction or excellence of personal and social traits also : a person having such quality b : a person of importance, prominence, renown, or notoriety <a TV personality >
synonyms see DISPOSITION