personnalité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin persōnālitās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.te/
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Noun

personnalité f (plural personnalités)

  1. personality, character (set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another)
    trouble de la personnalité ― personality disorder
  2. personality (celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence)
    culte de la personnalité ― personality cult
  3. (archaic, rare) personal attack
    • 1878, Guy de Maupassant, Coco, Coco, Coco Frais!:
      Il me semblait qu'elle s'adressait à moi, que c'était une personnalité, une insulte.
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