personalityとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/, /-i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/, [ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi]

名詞

personality (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 personalities)

1. (of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
   • c. 1828, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Field on the Church

     Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.

   The president has a unique personality.

2. (of inanimate または abstract things) A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.

   His writing has a lot of personality.

   This functional concrete building lacks personality.

   • 2017, Janet Fletcher, Cheese & Beer (page 35)

     Dubbels typically have a rich, complex, malt-centered personality and a copper or caramel color.

3. An assumed role or manner of behavior.

   In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.

4. A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.

   Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.

5. Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
   • 1959, Lloyd Price, “Personality”:

     But over and over / I´ll be a fool for you / 'cause you got personality.

   The best contestant shows most personality.

6. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
   • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 11, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:

     Sharp personalities were exchanged.

   • 1905, O. Henry, "Telemachus, Friend"

     Perceiving that personalities were not out of order, I asked him what species of beast had long ago twisted and mutilated his left ear.

   indulgence in personalities

7. (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons^[2]

同意語

• selfness

派生語

派生した語

• → Japanese: パーソナリティ (pāsonariti)

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