French Conversation · Level 38
75 words
French word
personnalité
Pronunciation
IPA/pɛʁsonalite/
Meaning
- feminine nounpersonality
Example
Elle a une personnalité très ouverte.
She has a very open personality.
More examples
Sa personnalité attachante met les gens à l'aise.
Her appealing personality puts people at ease.
Core concept
A person's characteristic pattern of thought and action, like a stable signature across situations.
Common phrases
avoir une personnalité attachante
have an appealing personality
montrer sa personnalité
show one's personality
Similar words
caractère: Character revealed by habitual ways of acting and responding.
tempérament: An emotional nature marked by recurring moods and changes in feeling.
individualité: Distinctive qualities that make a person unlike anyone else.
charisme: A compelling personal appeal that draws people in.
Definition in French
Ensemble relativement stable des traits, des manières de penser et d'agir qui distinguent une personne.
Word origin
French personnalité developed from Latin personalitas, related to persona, and its ending -ité forms a noun for an individual quality.
Usage tips
- Une personnalité can also mean a notable public figure, a meaning that English personality does not normally have by itself.
Other meanings
- individualitynoun
- public figurenoun
Opposites
- uniformitéuniformitynoun
Related words
- personnalisablecustomizableadjective
- personnalisationpersonalizationnoun