Character Protects Life

Definitions of 'character' Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) character
a distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol

2. (noun) character
style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character

3. (noun) character
the peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition

4. (noun) character
strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character

5. (noun) character
moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion

6. (noun) character
quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter

7. (noun) character
the estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character

8. (noun) character
a written statement as to behavior, competency, etc., given to a servant

9. (noun) character
a unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character

10. (noun) character
one of the persons of a drama or novel

11. (verb) character
to engrave; to inscribe

12. (verb) character
to distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize

Character Protecr Life
Making a character true to life while simultaneously making her larger than life is one of the hardest tricks a writer has to pull off. Success requires balancing strengths and weaknesses,... [continues]

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