henkilö — meaning in English

English meaning

• character noun A person portrayed in a book, film, play, or other story.
• individual noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
• person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
• personality noun The particular mix of traits, attitudes, and behaviors that makes someone who they are.

Senses

henkilö is used for these senses in English:

• antipersonnel (military, euphemistic) Designed to kill soldiers.
• character (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
• individual (legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
• person A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
• person (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
• person The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. [from 14th c.]
• person (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.]
• person (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]

character — full definition

1. noun A person portrayed in a book, film, play, or other story.
2. noun The combination of qualities and traits that make up a person's nature, especially their moral strength or honesty.
3. noun A single letter, digit, or symbol, especially in writing or computing.
4. noun A distinctive or unusual person, often amusing or eccentric.

individual — full definition

1. noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
2. adjective Relating to or meant for one particular person or thing, rather than several.

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