personality
US /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/
Definition
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Her friendly personality makes her a great fit for customer service.
Word Family
Synonyms
- characteran imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- temperamentyour usual mood
- dispositionyour usual mood
Collocations
- Easy outgoing and friendly personalityto outgoing and friendly personality, meaning to be or do something to a greater degree
- Medium workplace personality assessment testdescribing workplace personality assessment test (a place where work is done)
- Hard cult of personality surrounding the founderdescribing cult of personality surrounding the founder (followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices)
- Very Hard clash of strong personalities on the boardto clash of strong personalities on the board, meaning to crash together with violent impact
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