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Definitions for Person

[1] a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
[2] a human being as distinguished from an animal or a thing.
[3] an individual human being who likes or prefers something specified (used in combination): I've never been a cat person.
[4] Sociology . an individual human being, especially with reference to his or her social relationships and behavioral patterns as conditioned by the culture.
[5] Philosophy . a self-conscious or rational being.
[6] the actual self or individual personality of a human being: You ought not to generalize, but to consider the person you are dealing with.
[7] the body of a living human being, sometimes including the clothes being worn: He had no money on his person.
[8] the body in its external aspect: an attractive person to look at.
[9] a character, part, or role, as in a play or story.
[10] an individual of distinction or importance.
[11] a person not entitled to social recognition or respect.
[12] Law . a human being (natural person) or a group of human beings, a corporation, a partnership, an estate, or other legal entity (artificial person or juristic person) recognized by law as having rights and duties.
[13] Grammar . a category found in many languages that is used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to or about whom he or she is speaking. In English there are three persons in the pronouns, the first represented by I and we, the second by you, and the third by he, she, it, and they. Most verbs have distinct third person singular forms in the present tense, as writes; the verb be has, in addition, a first person singular form am.
[14] Theology . any of the three hypostases or modes of being in the Trinity, namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
[15] be one's own person , to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence: Now that she's working, she feels that she's her own person.
[16] in person , in one's own bodily presence; personally: Applicants are requested to apply in person.
[17] a combining form of person, replacing in existing compound words such paired, sex-specific forms as -man and -woman or -er1 and -ess: chairperson; salesperson; waitperson.
[18] an individual human being
[19] the body of a human being, sometimes including his or her clothing guns hidden on his person
[20] a grammatical category into which pronouns and forms of verbs are subdivided depending on whether they refer to the speaker, the person addressed, or some other individual, thing, etc
[21] a human being or a corporation recognized in law as having certain rights and obligations
[22] philosophy a being characterized by consciousness, rationality, and a moral sense, and traditionally thought of as consisting of both a body and a mind or soul
[23] archaic a character or role; guise
[24] in person actually present the author will be there in person without the help or intervention of others
[25] Christianity any of the three hypostases existing as distinct in the one God and constituting the Trinity. They are the First Person, the Father, the Second Person, the Son, and the Third Person, the Holy Ghost
[26] sometimes used instead of -man and -woman or -lady chairperson ; salesperson

Words related to Person

customer, body, life, woman, somebody, character, individual, human, guy, man, joker, individuality, being, specimen, soul, personage, self, identity, mortal, party

Words nearby Person

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Origin of Person

1175–1225; Middle English persone < Latin persōna role (in life, a play, or a tale) (Late Latin: member of the Trinity), orig. actor's mask < Etruscan phersu (< Greek prósōpa face, mask) + -na a suffix

Words that may be confused with Person

individual, party, person, (see, usage, note, at, party), (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), people, persons, (see, grammar, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Person

mul·ti·per·son , adjective
su·per·per·son , noun

Word origin for Person

C13: from Old French persone, from Latin persōna mask, perhaps from Etruscan phersu mask

Synonyms for Person

body, character, customer, guy, human, individual, life, man, somebody, woman, being, creature, gal, identity, individuality, joker, mortal, party, personage, personality, self, soul, specimen, spirit, unit, living soul