characters

char-ac-ters · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of character; persons in a novel, play, story, or film.

  2. 2.

    Letters, symbols, or signs used in writing or printing.

  3. 3.

    People of a particular kind, especially unusual or eccentric ones.

Forms

plural: characters

Related words

See also: character, figure, persona, symbol
Synonyms: figures, letters, personas, symbols

Etymology

From Greek charaktēr ("engraved mark, stamp"), from charassein ("to sharpen, engrave"). Originally referred to a marking tool, then to distinctive marks, and eventually to distinctive qualities of a person or fictional person.