persona

Noun

Meaning

Same as Person, n., 8.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

character role image individual person front figure identity personality self mask facade guise part theatrical role
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Antonyms

god idea animal concept plant abstract
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Hypernyms

appearance portrayal characterization enactment personation visual aspect

Hyponyms

heavy hero heroine villain baddie ingenue

Related terms

persona non grata persona grata dramatis persona in propria persona persona muta

Phrases with the word

actual persona certain persona genuine persona identical persona natural persona fitness freak persona

Derivatives

personae

Anagrams

Pearson pronase

Examples

I create this persona for the show. And that's what it is. I'm an act. Jerry Springer

I think dress, hairstyle and make-up are the crucial factors in projecting an attractive persona and give one the chance to enhance one's best physical features. Vivienne Westwood

You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I don't have that. I'm a banana. Harvey Korman

Having a persona people recognize, it's the thing that probably gets you paid the most - but it's also the thing that virtually every actor in the world doesn't want. 'Cause, like, no one would believe me if I wanted to play something ultra-realistic, like a gangster or something. Robert Pattinson

I love the way she projects two facets a visible persona and a subterranean one. She keeps her thoughts to herself she seems to suggest that her secret, inner life is at least as significant as the appearance she gives. Francois Truffaut

I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that. David Guterson

Close letter words and terms

person-to-person person-to-person call person-year persona grata persona muta persona non grata