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personality
adjectives
a strong personality
• Mercer has a strong personality and always tells you his opinion.
a forceful personality
• The architect’s forceful personality ensured that the work progressed rapidly.
a dominant personality
(= controlling other people )
• He had a dominant personality and could be a bit of a bully.
a warm personality
(= friendly and kind to people )
• Everyone who knew Roseanne will miss her warm personality.
an outgoing/extrovert personality
(= liking to talk to people )
• The job requires someone with an outgoing personality.
an engaging personality
(= pleasant, so that people like you )
• He is strikingly handsome with a very engaging personality.
a bubbly personality
(= happy and eager to do things )
• Her bright and bubbly personality made her one of the most popular girls in her year.
a lively/vivacious personality
(= liking to meet and talk to people )
• Her lively personality won her many admirers.
a charismatic personality
(= strong and attractive, so that people admire and respect you )
• Like many other people, I was attracted by his charismatic personality.
personality + NOUN
a personality trait
formal (= a part of your personality )
• She shares many of her mother’s personality traits.
a personality disorder
(= a mental illness affecting someone’s personality )
• The hospital treats patients with severe personality disorders.
a personality clash
(= when people cannot work together because they are so different )
• The band eventually split because of personality clashes.
a personality test
• Employers are increasingly using personality tests to help them select staff.
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noun character ADJ. bright, bubbly, extrovert, jovial, lively, outgoing, sparkling, vibrant, vivacious | attractive, charismatic, charming, engaging, lovely, magnetic, pleasant, warm | dominant, dynamic, forceful, formidable, powerful, striking, strong | vulnerable, weak | multiple, split He developed a split personality after the crash. VERB + PERSONALITY be, have Barbara is/has a very forceful personality. | develop | express, reflect His choice of clothes reflects his personality. | suit The job didn't really suit my personality. PERSONALITY + NOUN characteristic, trait | type | disorder, problem | development | change | test All candidates have to undergo a personality test. | clash PHRASES an aspect of your personality For the first time she was seeing the more unpleasant aspects of her husband's personality. | a clash of personalities, the force/power/strength of your personality He has achieved success by the sheer strength of his personality. | impose/stamp your personality on sth She stamped her personality on the whole programme. famous person ADJ. leading, prominent, top, well-known | sports | media, radio, television/TV PERSONALITY + NOUN cult the personality cult surrounding Stalin
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