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- Dictionarypersona/pəˈsəʊnə/
noun
- 1. the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others: "her public persona has been sold to millions of women as the ideal"
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The meaning of PERSONA is a character assumed by an author in a written work. How to use persona in a sentence.
the particular type of character that a person seems to have and that is often different from their real or private character: He had a shy, retiring side to his personality that was completely at odds with his public persona. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mind and personality. -heartedly. -heartedness. alexithymia. allism. allistic.
A persona is the image or personality that a person presents in public or in a specific setting—as opposed to their true self. The word is especially used in the phrase public persona , referring to the personality that a person presents in public and that they are known for by most people.
the particular type of character that a person seems to have, which is often different from the real or private character that person has: the senator’s public persona. literature. A persona is also the voice in which an author writes a story or poem.
Definitions of persona. noun. (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world. synonyms: image. see more. noun. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, film, etc... synonyms: character, part, role, theatrical role. see more.
Someone's persona is the aspect of their character or nature that they present to other people, perhaps in contrast to their real character or nature. ...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona.
n. 1. pl. personas The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self. 2. pl. per·so·nas or per·so·nae (-nē) The character represented by the voice of the speaker or narrator in a literary work.
In literary analysis, any narrative voice that speaks in the first person and appears to define a particular character is often referred to as a persona. It is contrasted with a third-person narrative voice, generally taken to be more objective and impersonal.
noun. /pəˈsəʊnə/ /pərˈsəʊnə/ (plural personae. /pəˈsəʊnaɪ/ /pərˈsəʊni/ , personas) (formal) the aspects of a person’s character that they show to other people, especially when their real character is different. His public persona is quite different from the family man described in the book.
Someone's persona is the aspect of their character or nature that they present to other people, perhaps in contrast to their real character or nature.
