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- DictionaryPer·so·na/pərˈsōnə/
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"
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, 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.
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.
A persona (plural personae or personas) is a strategic mask of identity in public, [1] the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional character. [2] It is also considered "an intermediary between the individual and the institution."
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.
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) ( often plural) a character in a play, novel, etc. 2. an assumed identity or character. 3. (Psychology) (in Jungian psychology) the mechanism that conceals a person's true thoughts and feelings, esp in his adaptation to the outside world. [Latin: mask]
