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| addictive |
tending to become easily addicted, as a personality. [1/3 definitions] |
| austere |
having a stern or solemn appearance or personality. [1/3 definitions] |
| buoyancy |
resilience or cheerfulness in spirit or personality. [1/2 definitions] |
| charm |
(sometimes pl.) any trait, such as manner, beauty, or personality, that gives this capability. [1/11 definitions] |
| congenial |
having a pleasing, sociable personality. [1/2 definitions] |
| cut out for |
having a suitable character, personality, or natural aptitude for something. |
| ego |
in psychoanalytic theory, the personality component that mediates between the unconscious drives and external reality. [1/5 definitions] |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| grace |
any aspect of one's bearing, personality, or talents that reveals beauty, harmony, or charm. [1/10 definitions] |
| graphology |
the study of handwriting, esp. as a means of providing insight into the writer's personality. |
| heart |
the root of one's personality, feelings, or emotions. [1/8 definitions] |
| integration |
the psychological organization of personality characteristics into a unified whole. [1/3 definitions] |
| internalize |
to make internal, esp. to hold in or to incorporate into one's personality, attitude, or system of beliefs. |
| legend |
a person whose extraordinary accomplishments or unique personality makes him or her remarkable and an inspiration for popular stories. [1/4 definitions] |
| liverish |
having or displaying a disagreeable, sour, or melancholy personality; irritable. [1/3 definitions] |
| loony |
(informal) one who has a loony personality or who exhibits loony behavior. [1/3 definitions] |
| Maria Montessori |
Italian-born U.S. psychiatrist and educator who founded an educational method for young children that emphasizes self-directed, independent learning and nurture of the whole personality (b.1870--d.1952). |
| obsessive-compulsive |
(informal) of or relating to a rigid, perfectionist personality. [2/3 definitions] |
| outgrow |
to give up or lose (personality features, habits, or the like) as one matures or changes. [1/3 definitions] |
| overcompensate |
in psychology, to try to correct a personal fault or personality defect by exaggerated antithetical behavior. [1/3 definitions] |
| person |
one's distinctive personality; self. [1/4 definitions] |
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