characters

1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)Examples: "she is the main character in the novel"Synonyms: character, fictional character, fictitious character

2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of somethingExamples: "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"Synonyms: character, lineament, quality

3. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert SpencerExamples: "education has for its object the formation of character"Synonyms: character, fiber, fibre

4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a playExamples: "she played the part of Desdemona"Synonyms: character, part, persona, role, theatrical role

5. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)Examples: "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"Synonyms: case, character, eccentric, type

6. good reputeExamples: "he is a man of character"Synonyms: character