Question 1 · Quick check
person
CEFRA1
/ˈpɜː.sən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A human being.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
Examples
Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.
The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈpɜː-]
- [ˈpʰɜːsn̩]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
Any sapient or socially intelligent being.
More examples
In contextWhat sort of person would do a thing like that?
Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English persoun, personne et al., from Anglo-Norman parsone, persoun et al. (Old French persone (“human being”), French personne), and its source Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). In this sense, displaced native man, which came to mean primarily "adult male" in Middle English; see Old English mann. Doublet of parson and persona.