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luonne — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • character noun A person portrayed in a book, film, play, or other story.
  • grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
  • kind noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
  • nature noun The physical world and everything in it — plants, animals, landscapes, and natural forces — as distinct from human-made things.
  • personality noun The particular mix of traits, attitudes, and behaviors that makes someone who they are.
  • temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
  • temperament noun A person's natural way of thinking, reacting, and behaving, especially as it shows up in mood.

Senses

luonne is used for these senses in English:

  • character (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
  • character (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
  • grain Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
  • kind (archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
  • nature The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
  • personality (of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
  • personality An assumed role or manner of behavior.
  • temper A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.

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.

grain — full definition

  1. noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
  2. noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
  3. noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
  4. noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.

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