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personage Definition

per·son·age (pʉr′sə nij)

noun

  1. a person of importance or distinction; notable
  2. any person
  3. a character in history, a play, a novel, etc.

Etymology: MFr: see person & -age

personage Synonyms

personage

n.

  1. An individual

    human being, someone, individual; see man 3, person 1, woman 1.

  2. A notable

    personality, individual, distinguished person, dignitary, well-known person, person in the limelight, celebrity, cynosure, star, somebody*, big man*, big boss*, bigwig*, brass*, chief*, prince*, nabob*, very important person*, VIP*, big man on campus*, BMOC*; see also success 3.

personage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • importance: I was infinitely obliged for this advice, for M. Morosini was a personage of the greatest importance.
  • note: Every Irish chieftain or personage of note had certain geise peculiar to himself which he must not transgress.
  • rank: He must have been aware that there were personages of rank in that church whose petition on his behalf would not be wholly disregarded.
  • century: Little Mother of Russia and Witness of a Century are two major biographies on two less well-known royal personages of 19th century Europe.

Converse of object

  • follow: ADDENDUM The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.
  • know: During the inter-war years most knew a plump personage with a walrus mustache.
  • find: But he found a much more interesting personage in the Kablunet, who had been left under the care of Angut and Ermigit.
  • see: Do we see such personages among the racist bigots from the Indo-Pak sub-continent?
  • rob: The personage robbed is more thoroughly convinced, every day, of the necessity of reclaiming her letter.
  • invite: Gouraud invited distinguished personages from all walks to record their voices for posterity at Little Menlo.

Preposition: in

history: All in all a most important personage in the contemporary history of the crafts.

Adjective modifier

  • illustrious: Engraving of Thomas first Lord Coventry; Lord keeper dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain.
  • distinguished: Gouraud invited distinguished personages from all walks to record their voices for posterity at Little Menlo.
  • royal: Every prince of the blood is a royal personage.
  • noble: Joan of Acre was buried there in 1307 before a concourse of royal and noble personages.
  • mysterious: Elsewhere ' shed light on this mysterious personage, or does it further obscure him?
  • historical: Aaron Burr, in this way, also offers a fascinating prism through which to view the historical personage of Thomas Jefferson.

Noun used with modifier

royal: Meanwhile the determined royal personage made her way to Sofia in Bulgaria.