Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for personality. Search instead for person simply.
Definitions

personality

[pur-suh-nal-i-tee] / ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

DiFiore introduced me to the “Ocean” model, which splits people into five main personality types: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Revelations at the time showed that the firm had obtained data gathered through a personality quiz app called "thisisyourdigitallife," which was installed by about 270,000 users but also collected information on their friends.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

He refrained from commenting on the exchange except to back teammate Zach LaVine, whose personality also was criticized by the reporters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Wardley's charismatic yet measured personality has made him a popular figure.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

He didn’t regard himself as a tragedy; he thought, among other things, that his unusual personality enabled him to concentrate better than other people.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The goal: to deepen the relationship between the entertainment giant and these key Latino internet personalities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Jurors in the rape trial of Katie Price's ex-husband have been told to cut through the "big egos" and "big personalities" involved in the case before considering their verdicts.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

On a team of 300, "he had one of the strongest personalities of anybody in the group," Diamos says, always ready to argue over research directions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nine siblings face a collective struggle against frontotemporal dementia, which strikes in middle age and radically changes lives and personalities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The proctors arranged the socials to foster healthy relations between colored men and women, and to undo some of the damage to their personalities wrought by slavery.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


Vocabulary lists containing personality

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training