persona
A social roleA social role.
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» Fadil had that bad boy persona.
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4 sensesA social role.
I've maintained a very public persona.
суспі́льна рольsuspílʹna rolʹ
A character played by an actor.
персона́жpersonáž
персона́жpersonáž
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
He keeps his online persona completely separate from his real-world one.
Persona
персо́наpersóna
персо́наpersóna
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.
Examples
16 sentencesFadil had that bad boy persona.
Sami's true persona came to light.
He patterned his stage persona after anime characters.
He became a persona non grata within the group.
Tom rarely reveals his private persona to the outside world.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), of uncertain origin. Suggested to be fromBorrowed from Latin persōna (“mask; character”), of uncertain origin. Suggested to be from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask; masked individual; actor”), which could be a loan from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face; appearance; mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, more generally, a social role”). Doublet of person and parson.
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Forms
plural: personas / personaeSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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