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That which constitutes distinction of person; individuality.

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  1. n. That which constitutes distinction of person; individuality.
  2. n. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as, indulgence in personalities.
  3. n. That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
  4. n. the complex of all the attributesbehavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that characterize a unique individual
  5. n. a person of considerable prominence
  6. 1. That which constitutes distinction of person; individuality. Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground. Coleridge. 2. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as, indulgence in personalities. Sharp personalities were exchanged. Macaulay. 3. (Law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons. Burrill.
  7. That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, andcapacity of persons. Burrill.
  8. n:100 n. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual n. a person of considerable prominence