Difference between character and personality

Posted By: Sm Adminon: February 17, 2016In: Miscellaneous

Character:
A character is a behavior, thoughts and feelings which is based on the sound principles, judgments and line one does not cross. Nobody can take one’s character away.
Personality:
Personality is the thinking, feeling and behaving which differ from an individual to individual.
Differences:

Basis	Character	Personality
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual	The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character
Synonyms	Nature, quality, description, role, figure, repute	Temperament, personage, selfhood, superstar, name
Antonyms	Dishonor, abrupt, corruption, brute, disgrace	Nobody, commonness, deity, façade, dwarf
Types	Its types are: Confidante Dynamic Character Flat Character Foil Character Round Character Static Character Stock Character Protagonist Antagonist	Its types are: Extrovert Introvert
Word origin	The word character was originated from Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’. From the early sense ‘distinctive mark’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait’ (early 16th century), and from this ‘a description, especially of a person’s qualities’, giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities’.	The word character was originated from Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’. From the early sense ‘distinctive mark’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait’ (early 16th century), and from this ‘a description, especially of a person’s qualities’, giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities’.
Attributes	Honesty, trust, respect, responsibility, leadership, loyalty, courage, objective, constant, and timeless.	Sense of humor, being friendly, interests and passions.
Defined by	What we are	What we seem to be
Focus	Mental and moral qualities	Outstanding characteristics
Type	Objective	Subjective
Components	Distinctive, impact behavior and actions, good character has components of moral values, strong and persistent characteristics.	Consistent, psychological and physiological, impact behavior and actions, multiple expressions.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ˈkarəktə/ Eng (US): /ˈkerəktər/	Eng (UK): /pəːsəˈnalɪti/ Eng (US): /ˌpərsəˈnalədē/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: Attracts trust Gives you influence Maintains success Stands in the face of opposition	Its advantages are: Assertive Self-confident Ambitious Hardworking
Example in Sentence	The character is shown by one’s behavior. Everyone loves her because of her sensible character.	Everyone has its own personality. They both have got a similar personalities.