Definitions for rôle
roʊlrôle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 7 votes

1. function, office, part, rolenoun

   the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

   "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

2. character, role, theatrical role, part, personanoun

   an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

   "she played the part of Desdemona"

3. function, purpose, role, usenoun

   what something is used for

   "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

4. rolenoun

   normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting

   "what is your role on the team?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. rolenoun

   A character or part played by a performer or actor.

2. rolenoun

   The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.

   The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.

3. rolenoun

   The function or position of something.

   Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.

4. rolenoun

   The function of a word in a phrase.

5. Etymology: From rôle.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. role

   A role refers to a set of responsibilities, duties, and behaviors associated with a particular position or function within a group, organization, or society. It determines how individuals are expected to behave and contribute towards achieving collective goals and maintaining order and structure. Roles can vary widely depending on the context and can be formal or informal, assigned or adopted voluntarily.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Rolenoun

   a part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist

2. Etymology: [F. See Roll.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Role

   A role or social role is a set of connected behaviours, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms as conceptualised by actors in a social situation. It is an expected or free or continuously changing behaviour and may have a given individual social status or social position. It is vital to both functionalist and interactionist understandings of society. Social role posits the following about social behaviour: ⁕The division of labour in society takes the form of the interaction among heterogeneous specialised positions, we call roles. ⁕Social roles included appropriate and permitted forms of behaviour, guided by social norms, which are commonly known and hence determine the expectations for appropriate behaviour in these roles. ⁕Roles are occupied by individuals, who are called actors. ⁕When individuals approve of a social role, they will incur costs to conform to role norms, and will also incur costs to punish those who violate role norms. ⁕Changed conditions can render a social role outdated or illegitimate, in which case social pressures are likely to lead to role change.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Rôle

   rōl, n. the part performed by an actor in a play: any important part played in public life. [Fr.]

2. Role

   rōl, n. an ancient unit of quantity, seventy-two sheets of parchment.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Role

   The expected and characteristic pattern of behavior exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. role

   The accurate and specific action, activity and function created for a person in a specific form of employment.

   Her role at work was very exciting and interesting she loved it with a passion.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. ROLE

   What does ROLE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ROLE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Role is ranked #102197 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Role surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Role.
   
   66.4% or 117 total occurrences were White.
   18.1% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
   6.8% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Duty
   • Portrayal
   • Utility

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rôle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #496

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rôle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1118

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rôle' in Nouns Frequency: #169

Anagrams for rôle »

1. lore

2. lore

3. Orel

4. orle

5. relo

6. Orel

7. orle

8. relo

How to pronounce rôle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rôle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rôle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rôle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rôle in a Sentence

1. Amit Ray:

   Neutrality is the essential power of the United Nations. If neutrality is lost, then it will no longer be relevant. Generating more respect, values, and brotherhood among countries is the key role of the United Nations. 

2. Andrew Simms:

   Sometimes, it can only take a single individual who's got a profile and a following among the young to shift expectations, or to introduce new ideas to make something that once seemed the preserve of some scientists and policy nerds, something that we should all be thinking about, i think sport has a huge role to play in this.

3. Chris Christie:

   All of them are suffering at home in the polls because people are saying, 'Oh you're not here as much,' folks have to get used to this new role that I'm playing and when they do, and they see that things still operate well in the state, they'll be fine.

4. Hannah Taylor-Gordon:

   I really enjoyed making this film. But after we were done filming, I fell into a stage of depression. This movie sticks to you. Especially if you're the one playing the main character. I think this role will always be a small part of me.

5. Randal Quarles:

   It seems unlikely... that the dollar's status as a global reserve currency, or the dollar's role as the dominant currency in international financial transactions, will be threatened by a foreign CBDC.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rôle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Role
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rôle
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rôle
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rôle
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html