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personality noun. the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character
Is there an adjective for personality? Neither "personal" and "characteristic" give the above sense in adjectival form. I have seen the word "characterological" used before, but it's not in the dictionary.
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I'm having a little trouble imagining what an adjectve of personality would mean.
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Those are certainly types of personalities. So are boring, pig-headed and shallow.
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how about personalistic? they rule with a personalistic, charismatic, and paternalistic style.
actually, personality itself is used as an adj.
"They are supposed to be the personality princesses of tennis but on the court they seem so bored that they barely stifle the yawns." - Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 23 Jan. 2003
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Isn't "personalistic personality" kind of redundant
cumulative, comprehensive, inclusive
8: Welcome! but I can't think of an adjective that doesn't impart some kind of quality
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>Isn't "personalistic personality" kind of redundant
who said anything about using it suchlike?
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tsu: Aha, I begin to understand the requirement
But only begin. Isn't 8 looking for a synonym for "personality" when used as an adjective
But any noun can be used as an adjective, and therefore isn't 8 simply seeking a synonym for "personality"
Last edited by dalehileman; 12/23/2006 8:46 PM.
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