personage

  • 21personage — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, Establishment, VIP, actor, antagonist, antihero, baron, being, big gun, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, bit, bit part, body, brass, brass hat, cast, cat, celebrity, chap, character,… …

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  • 22personage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dignitary, official, celebrity, notable, figure, somebody, bigwig, VIP (inf.), big wheel (inf.). See importance, nobility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An individual] Syn. human being, someone, individual;… …

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  • 23Personage — Per|so|na|ge [...ʒə] die; , n <zu ↑...age> svw. ↑Personnage …

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  • 24personage — per|son|age [ pɜrsnıdʒ ] noun count FORMAL 1. ) an important or famous person 2. ) someone in a book, play, or movie, or in history …

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  • 25personage — per·son·age || pÉœrsnɪdÊ’ / pɜːs n. famous person, important person, distinguished person …

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  • 26personage — noun a person (expressing their importance or elevated status). Origin ME: from OFr., reinforced by med. L. personagium effigy …

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  • 27personage — n. 1. Individual, person. 2. Person of rank, great person, illustrious person. 3. Exterior appearance, stature, air. 4. Character assumed, disguise. 5. Character represented, impersonation …

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  • 28personage — n 1. dignitary, notable, very important person, Inf. V.I.P., Archaic. dignity; person of note or consequence, well known figure, public figure, celebrity, Sl. celeb, somebody, something, famous or well known person, household name, Inf. big name …

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  • 29personage — per·son·age …

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  • 30personage — per•son•age [[t]ˈpɜr sə nɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a person of distinction or importance 2) any person 3) lit. a character in a play, story, etc • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME: body or image (statue, portrait) of a person < OF. See person, age …

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