carácter

Definitions of carácter
  1. noun
    the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
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    ánimo
    a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
    coraje, valentía, valor
    a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
    canillera, cobardía, gallinería
    the trait of lacking courage
    type of:
    rasgo
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  2. noun
    your usual mood
    synonyms: disposición, manera de ser, talante, temperamento
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    soledad
    a disposition toward being alone
    alma, pecho, ser
    an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
    espíritu de equipo, moral
    the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
    destape, permisividad, progresía
    a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
    afabilidad
    a cheerful, obliging disposition
    buena voluntad, complacencia, grado, talante
    cheerful compliance
    desgana, noluntad, reticencia, roncería
    the trait of being unwilling
    benevolencia, simpatía
    a friendly disposition
    esquivez, hurañía, insociabilidad
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
    calma, calmosidad, serenidad, tranquilidad
    steadiness of mind under stress
    introversión
    (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
    aislamiento
    a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation
    alteración, desasosiego, inquietud, intranquilidad
    inability to rest or relax or be still
    tolerancia
    a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
    indulgencia
    a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    austeridad, reciedumbre, severidad
    uncompromising resolution
    abstinencia, conformidad, indulgencia, longanimidad, paciencia, tolerancia
    good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
    deferencia, respeto, sumisión
    a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
    chaladura
    a fussy and eccentric disposition
    hosquedad
    a sullen moody resentful disposition
    aspereza, cazurrería, desabrimiento, hosquedad
    a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
    impaciencia
    a dislike of anything that causes delay
    aspereza
    harshness of manner
    acrimonia, acritud
    a rough and bitter manner
    pugnacidad, rijosidad
    a natural disposition to be hostile
    disponibilidad, prontitud
    prompt willingness
    franqueza, receptividad
    willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
    entusiasmo
    undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm
    indisposición, reluctancia
    a certain degree of unwillingness
    resistencia
    (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
    afabilidad, agrado, amabilidad, campechanería, condescendencia
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
    amistosidad
    having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness
    confianza, entrañabilidad, familiaridad, franqueza, intimidad
    close or warm friendship
    accesibilidad
    the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
    congenialidad
    a congenial disposition
    cordialidad
    a cordial disposition
    hospitalidad
    having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining
    alejamiento
    a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
    animadversión, animosidad, hostilidad
    a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
    misantropía
    a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
    aplomo, sangre fría
    great coolness and composure under strain
    placidez, sosiego, tranquilidad
    a disposition free from stress or emotion
    desasosiego, inquietud, intranquilidad, malestar
    the trait of seeming ill at ease
    agitación, azoramiento, confusión, fogaje
    a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
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    naturaleza, índole
    the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
  3. noun
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
    synonyms: grafía
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    superíndice
    a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
    subíndice
    a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
    carácter ascii
    any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
    caja alta, letra mayúscula, mayúscula
    one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
    caja baja, letra minúscula, minúscula
    the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
    tipo
    printed characters
    tanto por ciento
    a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
    asterisco, estrella
    a star-shaped character * used in printing
    obelisco
    a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
    letra
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    espacio
    a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
    símbolo fonético
    a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound
    símbolo matemático
    a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation
    runa
    any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
    pictograma
    a graphic character used in picture writing
    ideograma
    a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
    versalita
    a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
    fuente, tipografía
    a specific size and style of type within a type family
    letra doble
    two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
    inicial, iniciales, letra inicial
    the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    ceda, ceta, zeda, zeta
    the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
    alfa
    the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
    beta
    the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
    gamma
    the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
    delta
    the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
    épsilon
    the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
    zeta
    the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
    eta
    the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
    iota
    the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
    kappa
    the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
    lambda
    the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
    ómicron
    the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
    pi
    the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
    ro
    the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
    sigma
    the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
    tau
    the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
    fi
    the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
    psi
    the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
    omega
    the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
    polifonía
    a letter that has two or more pronunciations
    vocal
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
    consonante
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
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    gráfico, símbolo gráfico
    a written or printed symbol
  4. noun
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    synonyms: letra
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    letra doble
    two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
    inicial, iniciales, letra inicial
    the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    ceda, ceta, zeda, zeta
    the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
    alfa
    the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
    beta
    the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
    gamma
    the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
    delta
    the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
    épsilon
    the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
    zeta
    the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
    eta
    the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
    iota
    the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
    kappa
    the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
    lambda
    the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
    ómicron
    the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
    pi
    the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
    ro
    the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
    sigma
    the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
    tau
    the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
    fi
    the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
    psi
    the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
    omega
    the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
    polifonía
    a letter that has two or more pronunciations
    vocal
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
    consonante
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
    type of:
    grafía
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  5. noun
    a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
    synonyms: tipo
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    adulto, mayor, persona mayor
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
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