karakter

Definitions of karakter
  1. noun
    the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
    synonyms: aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, natuur, wezen
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    courage, dapperheid, durf, flinkheid, guts, koenheid, lef, moed, onversaagdheid
    a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
    lafheid
    the trait of lacking courage
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    aandrang, aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  2. noun
    the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
    synonyms: aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, natuur, wezen
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    aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, natuur, temperament, wezen
    your usual mood
    vereenzaming
    a disposition toward being alone
    groepsgeest, moraal, moralisatie, moreel, teamgeest, zedenles
    the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
    lankmoedigheid, permissiviteit, tolerantie, verdraagzaamheid
    a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
    genoeglijkheid, gezelligheid
    the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
    contactarmoede, eenzelvigheid
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
    bedaardheid, beheerstheid, kalmte, windstilte
    steadiness of mind under stress
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    aandrang, aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  3. noun
    your usual mood
    synonyms: aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, natuur, temperament, wezen
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    vereenzaming
    a disposition toward being alone
    groepsgeest, moraal, moralisatie, moreel, teamgeest, zedenles
    the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
    lankmoedigheid, permissiviteit, tolerantie, verdraagzaamheid
    a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
    contactarmoede, eenzelvigheid
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
    bedaardheid, beheerstheid, kalmte, windstilte
    steadiness of mind under stress
    introversie
    (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
    turbulentie
    inability to rest or relax or be still
    buigzaamheid, conniventie, consideratie, conveniëntie, coulance, inschikkelijkheid, meegaandheid, plooibaarheid, souplesse, toegeeflijkheid
    a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
    benevolentie, dankgebed, goedgunstigheid, toeschietelijkheid, welwillendheid
    a disposition to kindness and compassion
    geduld
    good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
    behulpzaamheid, buigzaamheid, conniventie, consideratie, conveniëntie, coulance, flexibiliteit, inschikkelijkheid, meegaandheid, plooibaarheid, souplesse, toegeeflijkheid
    a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
    querulantisme, snibbigheid, temperament
    a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
    ongeduld
    a dislike of anything that causes delay
    scherpte
    harshness of manner
    bereidheid, bereidwilligheid
    prompt willingness
    ontvankelijkheid, openheid, toegankelijkheid
    willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
    afkeer, aversie, balorigheid, degoût, degôut, ongesteldheid, onwil, onwilligheid, tegenzin, weerstand, weerzin
    a certain degree of unwillingness
    geslotenheid, innigheid, intimiteit, vertrouwdheid, vertrouwelijkheid
    close or warm friendship
    toegankelijkheid
    the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
    congenialiteit, geestverwantschap
    a congenial disposition
    vijandigheid
    a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
    mensenhaat, misantropie
    a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people
    bedaardheid, kalmte, koelte, poise
    great coolness and composure under strain
    gemoedsrust, otium, rust, sereniteit, zielenrust, zielerust, zielsrust
    a disposition free from stress or emotion
    onlust, onlustgevoelens
    the trait of seeming ill at ease
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    aard, complexie, geaardheid, gestel, inborst, natuur, wezen
    the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
  4. noun
    a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
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    attribuut
    a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
  5. noun
    a written or printed symbol
    synonyms: schriftteken
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    teken
    a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
    grafeem, letter, letterteken, schrift
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
    mindere
    a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
    interpunctieteken, leesteken
    a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
    aanhalingsteken
    a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
    dollarteken
    a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
    minuskel, onderkast, onderkastletter
    the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
    percentteken, procentteken
    a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
    obelisk
    a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
    letter, letterteken
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    spatie
    a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
    rune, runenteken, runeteken
    any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
    beeldgrafiek, beeldstatistiek, pictogram
    a graphic character used in picture writing
    beeldteken, ideogram
    a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
    interpunctieteken, leesteken
    the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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    symbool, teken, zinnebeeld
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
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