What does persona mean?

Definitions for persona
pərˈsoʊ nəper·son·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. character, role, theatrical role, part, personanoun

    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

    "she played the part of Desdemona"

  2. persona, imagenoun

    (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world

    "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"

Wiktionary

  1. personanoun

    A social role.

  2. personanoun

    A character played by an actor.

  3. personanoun

    The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

  4. personanoun

    A type of skin used in Mozilla software.

  5. Etymology: From persona, sometimes said to derive from personare or from 03180304031303140316.

Wikipedia

  1. Persona

    A persona (plural personae or personas), depending on the context, is the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional character. The word derives from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask. On the social web, users develop virtual personas as online identities.

ChatGPT

  1. persona

    A persona refers to a character or figurative mask that a person presents to the world, differentiating from their true self. This can reflect a role played in a theatrical performance or a social role. In psychology, it represents the individual's character as perceived by the world. In digital marketing and user experience design, it often refers to a representation of a particular user type including their behavior, attitudes, and goals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Personanoun

    same as Person, n., 8

  2. Etymology: [L.]

Wikidata

  1. Persona

    A persona, in the word's everyday usage, is a social role or a character played by an actor. The word is derived from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask. The Latin word probably derived from the Etruscan word "phersu", with the same meaning, and that from the Greek πρόσωπον. Its meaning in the latter Roman period changed to indicate a "character" of a theatrical performance or court of law, when it became apparent that different individuals could assume the same role, and legal attributes such as rights, powers, and duties followed the role. The same individuals as actors could play different roles, each with its own legal attributes, sometimes even in the same court appearance.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Persona

    pėr-sō′na, n. a person.—Persona grata, a person who is acceptable to those to whom he is sent.—Dramatis personæ, the characters in a play or story. [L.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of persona in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of persona in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of persona in a Sentence

  1. Michael Caputo:

    Paul Manafort, who remained silent in the face of accusations, watched as Paul Manafort public persona was smashed to smithereens.

  2. Leandro Cipoloni:

    Pelé was a persona non grata with the national team because of Hawilla's scheme. That shows you who was running the CBF's business under Ricardo Teixeira, now the house of cards is coming down.

  3. Nalani Coleman:

    Kellye Nakahara was a performer and an artist, and Kellye Nakahara did Kellye Nakahara artwork to make people happy, which in turn gave Kellye Nakahara joy, people wanted to be near Kellye Nakahara, Kellye Nakahara was genuine in Kellye Nakahara persona.

  4. Keith Ablow:

    If your job is adopting a persona who is not really who are you and maintaining it for many years inside and outside the ring to some extent, one could wonder whether you are also more vulnerable to using substances to try to maintain that identity, this could be an unhealthy alliance of certain psychological factors with the fallout from physical side effects that result when you try to maintain affliction.

  5. Kim Cattrall:

    We’ve never been friends, we’ve been colleagues and in some ways, it’s a very healthy place to be because then you have a clear line between your professional life and relationship and your persona.

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