persona Definition
per·sona (pər sō′nə)
noun pl. -·nae-nē, -·nas
- the characters of a drama, novel, etc.
- Psychol. the outer personality or facade presented to others by an individual
Etymology: L: see person
persona Usage Examples
Possessives
artist: Together we will create a frank reflection of the artist's persona and practice.
Converse of object
- adopt: They allow an individual using the web to adopt a persona with which they can then interact with other avatars in a virtual world.
- invent: In it he invented a new persona for the devil, endowing him with courtly manners.
- declare: We have no grounds to declare the Iraqi diplomats personas non grata.
- assume: But this isn't about assuming some false persona when things aren't going well; in fact, just the opposite.
- construct: The second is relevant to email in that it shows someone who constructs a different persona for themselves in their letters.
- define: Joker Jack: perhaps the single most clearly defined persona in film today.
Adjective modifier
- mortal: Marie loved mortal culture and society and always had a mortal persona which allowed her to join the balls and salons of Paris society.
- fictional: Contrary to their fictional personas, it was Stan Laurel who was the driving force throughout the pair's joint career.
- poetic: I Hamlet's mourning black seems to be a form of armor which Milton's poetic personae prefer to wear.
- comic: Finding a comic persona is the junction of these two things.
- virtual: Once you've determined your setting, you'll want to decide on your virtual persona.
- female: A male and a female persona emerge and the story of a doomed holiday romance unfolds.
Modifies a noun
grata: None of them, tho, is in the persona grata fixing business.
Noun used with modifier
- dramatis: What to look for The first matter to search for is the dramatis personae of a case.
- bride-zilla: The bride-zilla persona takes over and can cause incredible pressure and strain on all involved.
- propria: In propria persona, he resembles the terrifying Lord Reith as he might have been drawn by Dickens's illustrator, George Cruikshank.
- on-stage: He looks down, and for a split second the on-stage persona falters while he changes a mental gear.
- on-screen: The public thinks that she has a voice to match her on-screen persona.
- onstage: Every song is a spirited affair and is further testament to her powerful and ingratiating onstage persona.
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