# personality

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ/ · frequency rank #2,750

## Definitions
1. Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
2. Of people, charisma; qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
3. Of inanimate or abstract things, a set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
4. An assumed role or manner of behavior.
5. A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence (e.g. an actor, singer or sports player).
6. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
7. That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
8. A set of female breasts; a rack; alternatively, (typically in the plural) an individual breast.

## Etymology
From Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin persōnālitās. First attested in the late 14th century. By surface analysis, personal + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **personally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personality-vs-personally)
- **personalize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personality-vs-personalize)

## Common misspellings (17)
`eprsonality`, `perosnality`, `perrsonality`, `persnoality`, `persoanlity`, `personailty`, `personalitty`, `personalityy`, `personaliyt`, `personallity`, `personaltiy`, `personlaity`, `personnality`, `perssonality`, `pesronality`, `ppersonality`, `presonality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/personality