caractère

See also: caractere

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin character, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁak.tɛʁ/

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• Homophone: caractères

Noun

caractère m (plural caractères)

1. character (written symbol)

   chaîne de caractères ― string

   caractère chinois ― Chinese character

2. nature
3. character, demeanour,
4. personality

   avoir du caractère ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   de caractère ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   caractère de cochon ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• caractériel
• caractériser

Descendants

• → Romanian: caracter
• → Turkish: karakter

Further reading

• “caractère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012