Noun: persona (personas,personae) ,pur'sow-nu
- An actor's portrayal of someone in a play
"she played the persona of Desdemona";
- character, role, theatrical role, part
- (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
"a public persona is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty";
- image
- A character, role, or aspect of personality presented to or perceived by others, especially one assumed by an author, actor, or user
"She crafted a witty online persona to attract followers"; "His public persona was very different from his private self"Adj. one-shot: occurring or done only once; "They conducted a one-shot survey of customer preferences"
Derived forms: personae, personas
Type of: appearance, characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal, visual aspect
Encyclopedia: Persona