personality

Word parts

personal + -ity

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/ or /-i/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/ or [ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi]

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Noun

Singular personality

Plural personalities

1. A quality that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

   My teacher complained to me about my personality.

2. (countable) A celebrity.

   Usain Bolt has made himself a personality.