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Noun: personality  ,pur-su'na-li-tee
  1. The complex of all the attributesbehavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that characterize a unique individual
    "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"
     
  2. A person of considerable prominence
    "she is a Hollywood personality"
     
  3. A personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
    "The politician's personality helped win over undecided voters";
    - charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism

Derived forms: personalities

Type of: attractiveness, attribute, celeb [informal], celebrity, famous person, interest, interestingness

Part of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Personality