personality

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1 what makes you different from somebody else
2 particular differences
see also PERSON, BEHAVIOUR

1 what makes you different from somebody else
- the qualities of a person: personality, character, nature
to have an attractive/interesting/complex personality ◎ Even though they're twins, they have very different characters. ◎ It's in her nature to be kind to people.
- a person's personality, especially as it affects the way they behave and feel: temperament
an excitable/artistic temperament
- a particular quality that is typical of sb: characteristic
Bossiness is one of his less appealing characteristics.
- to have a particular characteristic because your mother, father or other member of your family has it: get* sth from sb
He's very open and friendly - he gets it from his father.
- (used about a characteristic or talent) particular to a family: in the family
They're all very musical - it's in the family.
- to ask about sb's personality, you can say What is he/she like? or What sort of a person is he/she?
- to appear to be a particular type of person (even if you are not): come* across (as sth)
She came across as quite a shy person when we met her, but apparently she's not like that at all.
- the effect that a person produces on sb else: impression
He made a bad impression on everyone.

2 particular differences
※—† nice or unpleasant
- pleasant and good: nice, sweet; opposites: nasty, unpleasant
I like her - she's a really nice person. ◎ a sweet child ◎ a thoroughly nasty individual
- easily liked by other people: charming
You'll find him absolutely charming.
- kind and pleasant: friendly; opposite: unfriendly
friendly neighbours/colleagues
- generally happy: cheerful; cheerful or friendly: good-natured
※—† kind or unkind
- caring about how other people feel and doing things to help them: kind, kind-hearted; opposite: unkind
- happy to help people: helpful
- understanding other people's feelings and problems: sympathetic
- happy to give money and help freely: generous; opposite: mean
- thinking only about your own needs or wishes and not about other people's needs and wishes: selfish, self-centred; opposites: unselfish, selfless
Think about other people for a change and don't be so selfish. ◎ an unselfish act
- a person who thinks about himself/herself too much: egotist
※ more on being kind, helpful, sympathetic and generous KIND/CRUEL, HELP, SYMPATHY, GENEROUS
- having skill in dealing with people; careful not to cause embarrassment: tactful; opposite: tactless
※ more on being tactful POLITE
※—† gentle or aggressive
- behaving in a careful way so that you do not hurt things or people: gentle
- ready or likely to fight or argue: aggressive
- a person who uses his or her greater strength or power to hurt or frighten sb who is weaker: bully
Leave her alone! Don't be such a bully.
- liking to give orders to other people, often in an annoying way: bossy
※—† tolerant or intolerant
- able or willing to accept things that you do not like or agree with: broad-minded, tolerant; opposites: narrow-minded, intolerant
I like to think I'm fairly broad-minded but this sort of behaviour is quite unacceptable.
- tolerant; not easily worried or annoyed: easygoing
You can ask her anything - she's very easygoing.
※ attitudes to particular groups in society SOCIETY
- not willing to change your mind or say that you are wrong: stubborn, obstinate
He's stubborn - he won't do anything he doesn't want to.
- not willing to consider other people: unreasonable
- not allowing people to break rules and behave badly: strict
- treating each person or side equally: fair
He's quite strict with people but very fair.
- not easily made angry: calm, relaxed
- easily made angry: irritable
She's getting rather irritable in her old age.
- not easily annoyed by people or things that seem slow: patient; opposite: impatient
- if you easily become angry and impatient, you have a bad/short/quick temper
※ more on being calm or angry CALM, ANGRY
※—† sociable or shy
- enjoying the company of other people: sociable; opposite: anti-social
He's a bit anti-social - he doesn't really go out very often.
- friendly and talkative; likes meeting new people: outgoing; opposites: shy, reserved
She's the outgoing type - she gets invited to lots of parties and makes friends very easily. ◎ I've always been shy.
- liked by many people: popular; opposite: unpopular
She's popular with both staff and students.
- fond of talking (in a friendly way): chatty; opposite: quiet
I liked him - he was really friendly and chatty. ◎ Tim is very quiet, but don't think he's not interested.
- a person who talks too much is talkative, (informal) a chatterbox
He's such a chatterbox!
- full of life and energy; very active: lively
- a person who is cheerful and lively and enjoys being with other people: extrovert; opposite: introvert
Ann's a complete extrovert and loves parties, but Jim's a bit of an introvert and prefers a quiet evening at home.
- able to express your feelings freely or naturally: uninhibited
She's quite uninhibited - you never what she's going to do next.
※—† fun or boring
- able to make other people laugh or have a good time: funny, amusing, (informal) a good laugh, (informal) (good/great) fun; opposite: serious
Such a funny man! ◎ 'What's she like?' 'You'll like her. She's a really good laugh.' ◎ 'I'm going to stay with the Hendersons.' 'Oh, you'll have a wonderful time - they're great fun.' ◎ I suppose he's quite nice but I found him a bit serious.
- if you see what is funny in life, can make jokes, etc, you have a (good) sense of humour; opposite: no sense of humour
- enjoyable to be with; having interesting things to say: interesting; opposites: dull, boring
- the quality of having a strong, interesting and attractive character: personality (noun C/U)
I think you'll like her - she's quite a personality! ◎ rather dull and with little personality
※ more on being funny or interesting FUNNY, INTERESTING
※—† honest or dishonest
- telling the truth; not stealing or deceiving people: honest; opposite: dishonest
an honest and loyal friend
- if you can be sure that sb will do what they ought to do or what they have said they will do, they are reliable, dependable, trustworthy; opposite: unreliable, untrustworthy
I wouldn't lend her money; she's not very trustworthy. ◎ He'll probably be late - he's hopelessly unreliable.
- not changing in your friendship or beliefs; faithful: loyal; opposite: disloyal
a loyal friend
※ more on being honest or trustworthy HONEST, TRUST
※—† sensible or irresponsible
- able to think or act in a reasonable way; showing good judgement: sensible
She's a sensible girl and I'm sure she wouldn't do anything stupid.
- that you can trust to behave well and sensibly: responsible; opposite: irresponsible
'Shall we send Robert?' 'Yes, he's very responsible. He won't let us down.'
- careful to do sth correctly and well: conscientious; opposite: careless
- able to act in a sensible and adult way: mature; opposite: immature
You can trust him - he's very mature for his age.
※ more on being sensible SENSIBLE
- able to plan and carry out work well: organized; opposite: disorganized
- making sensible decisions and good at dealing with problems: practical
He's clever, but not very practical.
- liking to keep things in good order: tidy, neat; opposite: untidy
※ more on being tidy TIDY
※—† hardworking or lazy
- having a lot of energy to do things: active, energetic
She's very active - always running around, seeing people, doing lots of sport.
- working with effort and energy: hard-working
- not wanting to work: lazy
※ more on being hard-working or lazy WORK, LAZY
※—† brave or cowardly
- a person's inner strength: character (noun U)
to have strength of character
- not wanting or needing to take help from other people: independent
- ready to do things that are dangerous or difficult without showing fear: brave; opposite: cowardly; a person who is cowardly: coward
- liking to try new things or have adventures: adventurous
※ more on being brave BRAVE
※—† ambitious and confident
- having a strong desire to be successful, to have power, etc: ambitious
She'll probably go far, she's a very ambitious woman.
- feeling or showing that you are sure about your own abilities, opinions, etc: confident, self-confident
He's got no confidence in his own ability.
- expressing your opinions clearly and confidently so that people listen and take notice of you: assertive
If you were a bit more assertive, you would find it easier to say no.
- somebody who usually believes that the future will be good: optimist; opposite: pessimist
※ more on being successful SUCCEED/FAIL
※—† clever and talented
- good at learning and doing things: clever
She's clever at maths. ◎ He's actually a lot cleverer than he looks.
- having a number of different skills and abilities: talented
a talented child/musician
- good at studying or thinking: intelligent, (informal) brainy
- interested in or good at sports: (informal) sporty
- good at running and other athletic sports; physically strong: athletic
- interested in or good at music: musical
- interested in or good at drawing, painting, etc: artistic
※ more on being clever CLEVER
※—† proud or modest
- too proud of yourself, your abilities, etc: conceited, (informal) big-headed
- thinking that you are better and more important than other people, and not caring about their feelings: arrogant
- not having or expressing a high opinion of your own qualities or abilities: modest
That's not true, he's just being modest - he's actually very intelligent.
※ more on being proud PROUD