noun
1 person's nature/person with a particular nature
ADJECTIVE
▪ excellent , exemplary , good , impeccable
▪ generous , gentle , likeable , lovable , popular
▪ colourful/colorful , larger-than-life , lively , real
▪
You must have come across some real ~s, working in the circus.
▪ reformed
▪
He used to go out every night, but now he's a reformed ~.
▪ complex , elusive , enigmatic , odd
▪ forceful , formidable , strong
▪ weak
▪ volatile
▪ prickly , unpleasant , unsavoury/unsavory
▪ bad , evil , ruthless , violent
▪ dubious , shady , suspicious
▪
Who's that suspicious ~ hanging around outside?
▪ true
▪ local
▪
The bar was full of interesting local ~s.
▪ human
▪ moral
▪
a woman of impeccable moral ~
VERB + CHARACTER
▪ be , have
▪ form , shape
▪ reveal
▪
She revealed her true ~ when anyone disagreed with her.
▪ conceal , hide
▪ reflect
▪
His scruffy appearance does not reflect his ~.
CHARACTER + NOUN
▪ trait
▪ defect , flaw
▪ change
▪
She's undergone a complete ~ change since her promotion.
▪ reference
▪
Applicants had to obtain ~ references before being considered for the work.
▪ assassination
▪
The lawyer attempted a ~ assassination of the witness ( = tried to show the witness had a bad character ).
▪ actor , actress
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's ~
▪
It's not in his ~ to tell lies.
▪ out of ~
▪
The lawyer argued that his client's violent reaction was out of ~.
2 nature of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ distinctive , individual , unique
▪ essential , fundamental , intrinsic
▪ original
▪ traditional
▪
The renovated buildings retain their traditional ~.
▪ international , national , regional
▪
the features that make up the national ~
▪
Food in Italy has a distinct regional ~.
▪ intimate
▪ public
▪
the public ~ of material published on the Internet
▪ military , political
▪ rural , urban
▪
The development detracts from the rural ~ of the area.
VERB + CHARACTER
▪ have
▪
Each house in the street has its own distinctive ~.
▪ assume , take on
▪
As you move north, the landscape takes on a different ~.
▪ form
▪
factors that form the ~ of a nation
▪ lose
▪
The town has lost much of its original ~.
▪ retain
▪ preserve
▪ give sth
▪
It's the basil that gives the sauce its essential ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The houses are Mediterranean in ~.
3 interesting quality that sth has
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great
VERB + CHARACTER
▪ have
▪
His face has character—I'll say that for it.
▪ add , give sth
▪
the individual touches that give ~ to a house
PREPOSITION
▪ of ~
▪
buildings of considerable ~
PHRASES
▪ full of ~
▪
The restaurant is cheap and full of ~.
▪ have a ~ (all) of its own
▪
Your handwriting has a ~ of its own.
4 person's inner strength
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
VERB + CHARACTER
▪ show
▪
The team showed great ~ in coming back to win.
▪ build
▪
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building.
PHRASES
▪ strength of ~
5 person in a story, film/movie, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ central , chief , lead , leading , main , principal , title
▪ minor , supporting
▪ fictional , fictitious
▪ believable , realistic
▪ sympathetic , unsympathetic
▪ comic , heroic , tragic
▪ animated , cartoon
VERB + CHARACTER
▪ play , portray
▪
The main ~ is played by Nicole Kidman.
▪ inhabit
▪
The two lead actors inhabit their ~s fully.
▪ build , create , develop , invent
▪
the artist who developed the Superman ~
▪ feature
▪
The film also features the new ~ Mary Anna Morrison.
▪ depict , draw
▪ introduce
▪ kill off
▪
The writers killed off her ~ when she wanted to leave the soap.
CHARACTER + NOUN
▪ development
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The actors remained in ~ to answer questions from the audience.
6 letter/sign in writing/printing
ADJECTIVE
▪ Chinese , etc.
▪ ASCII , numeric
… OF CHARACTERS
▪ set , string
VERB + CHARACTER
▪ insert
▪ delete
CHARACTER + NOUN
▪ set , string