Lexica → Word → personailty
| Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Letter name | pee |
| Pronounciation | /piː/ |
| Word: | personailty |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 14th |
| DA Name: | personailty |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | From 14th Century Latin personalis = "The quality or fact of being a PERSON". Itself a combination of persona=PERSON and alius = "other, another, someone/something else". |
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Definition: | At the beginning of the 19th Century, a new definition was added to reflect the real-world fact of unique differences between individuals, namely "A set of qualities that makes a PERSON distinct from another". The use of the word "personality" in the creation of the fictional and extremely dangerous "science" of psychology is attested from the early 20th Century meaning "assumed role or manner of PERSONAL behaviour". |
