Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER-SON-AL'I-TY
PER-SON-AL'I-TY, n.
- That which constitutes an individual a distinct person, or that which constitutes individuality. The personality of an intelligent being extends itself beyond present existence to what is past, only by consciousness. – Locke.
- Direct application or applicability to a person; as, the personality of a remark.
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