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persona

noun

per·​so·​na pər-ˈsō-nə How to pronounce persona (audio)
-ˌnä
plural personae pər-ˈsō-(ˌ)nē How to pronounce persona (audio)
-ˌnī
or personas
1
: a character assumed by an author in a written work
2
a
plural personas [New Latin, from Latin] : an individual's social facade or front that especially in the analytical psychology of Carl Gustav Jung reflects the role in life the individual is playing compare anima
b
: the personality that a person (such as an actor or politician) projects in public : image
3
plural personae : a character in a fictional presentation (such as a novel or play)
usually used in plural
comic personae

Example Sentences

His public persona is that of a strong, determined leader, but in private life he's very insecure. The band takes on a whole new persona when they perform live.
Recent Examples on the Web His vision on the beach in Mexico had become a persona, in the form of the Sioux Chef. Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 But that sweet deal has a sinister underside, especially as Supreme encourages the young rapper to write songs and adopt a persona that caters to rap’s biggest consumers — white suburban kids. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 A day earlier, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace had flown to Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, a longtime Kremlin survivor who helped sculpt Putin’s tough-guy persona. Liz Sly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 But her attempt to embody Monroe's persona is a new threshold in Kardashian's often-problematic efforts to play with her racial self-presentation. Racquel Gates, CNN, 10 May 2022 Roughly 15 minutes after his outburst, Smith was back onstage to receive his Oscar, and his acceptance speech provided a rare glimpse into the spin that goes into maintaining a movie-star persona. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022 And then, a shifting from one persona to another means that your body has to change as well. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2022 But that's a risk anytime someone like Stewart, who is so intrinsically linked with one persona or TV series, tries something new. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2021 Maintaining an inauthentic persona requires an enormous investment of mental energy to deliver this illusion of control. Julian Saipe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of persona was in 1732

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