personage

CEFRB2

/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who is important or famous.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A character (in a film, book, play, etc).

Examples

  • She is an important historical personage in our country.

  • The famous personage was known for her charity work.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The creation of corporate persons named after living people.

  2. A person, especially one who is famous or important.

  3. Character represented; external appearance; persona.

More examples

In context

  • The historical personage was studied by many scholars.

  • The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters.

  • But tell me, that haſt ſeene him, Menaphon, What ſtature wields he, and what perſonage?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The famous historical blank delivered a speech that changed the country's future.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age).