Persona
noun
The way that someone appears or acts in public or in a particular role, which might be different from their real self.
He had a cheerful persona in public, but at home he was often withdrawn and quiet.
Often appears as...
- public persona
- professional persona
noun
In psychology, it's a type of personality created by someone's mind, different from their true self.
Carl Jung stated that the persona is the mask which a person wears in their interactions with others.
Often appears as...
- dominant persona
- jungian persona
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Formal
Academic
noun
In literature and drama, it's a character or role played by an actor.
In the play, she took on the persona of a rich and careless woman.
Often appears as...
- dramatic persona
- character persona
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Literary
noun
In marketing and user design, it's a fictional character representing a type of customer or user.
Our primary user persona is a tech-savvy millennial who prioritizes convenience.
Often appears as...
- user persona
- marketing persona
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Technical
noun
The way that someone appears or acts in public or in a particular role, which might be different from their real self.
He had a cheerful persona in public, but at home he was often withdrawn and quiet.
Often appears as...
- public persona
- professional persona
noun
In psychology, it's a type of personality created by someone's mind, different from their true self.
Carl Jung stated that the persona is the mask which a person wears in their interactions with others.
Often appears as...
- dominant persona
- jungian persona
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
In literature and drama, it's a character or role played by an actor.
In the play, she took on the persona of a rich and careless woman.
Often appears as...
- dramatic persona
- character persona
Usage tips
Literary
noun
In marketing and user design, it's a fictional character representing a type of customer or user.
Our primary user persona is a tech-savvy millennial who prioritizes convenience.
Often appears as...
- user persona
- marketing persona
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Public vs Private
Understand that 'persona' often refers to public behavior, distinct from private self.
His on-stage persona is quite different from his shy private nature.
Pro Tip 2/2Social Masks
A 'persona' can be like a mask, presenting an identity one wants others to see.
She crafted a confident persona for her job interviews.
Pro Tip 1/2Public vs Private
Understand that 'persona' often refers to public behavior, distinct from private self.
His on-stage persona is quite different from his shy private nature.
Pro Tip 2/2Social Masks
A 'persona' can be like a mask, presenting an identity one wants others to see.
She crafted a confident persona for her job interviews.
Pro Tip 1/2Public vs Private
Understand that 'persona' often refers to public behavior, distinct from private self.
His on-stage persona is quite different from his shy private nature.
Pro Tip 2/2Social Masks
A 'persona' can be like a mask, presenting an identity one wants others to see.
She crafted a confident persona for her job interviews.
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How to Discover Your...
No, initially I was really happy to be in the fashion industry. You know, but then I began to compare my trajectory to others, and I also began to feel burned out because I was burdened by these personas that I had created that were allegedly going to help me progress in my career. I made a couple of mistakes.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
to go to university was a bright day brimming with hope and optimism. I'd done well at school. Expectations for me were high, and I gleefully entered the student life of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive, and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona
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Robots Battle Robots in...
to hang around with so this has taught me to come out of my shell what these kids are really building in six or eight weeks is not a robot they're building self confidence self respect I have kids who are super shy coming into robotics because it kind of fits that nerd persona a little bit and then
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2 questions to uncover...
I did look at a couple vocational institutions in the hope that I would find a course that resonated with my persona, my dream and my aspiration. I was disappointed to learn that there was no room for misfits like me in these institutions. The education system in many parts of the world
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Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
Okay, we'll move on. This is not unlike the world of comedy. I don't know if you know that jokes also can't be copyright protected. So when one-liners were really popular, everybody stole them from one another. But now, we have a different kind of comic. They develop a persona,
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The function and fashion...
Audiences would see glamorous actresses and actors donning glasses to take on a different persona. Sometimes a pair of glasses became popularized by the actual person that was wearing them, and then that personality trait
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Why should you read...
This was a key feature of his trademark uneven tempo and black humor, which became popular throughout the Theatre of the Absurd. He also cultivated a mysterious persona, and refused to confirm or deny any speculations
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Why great architecture...
but actually as an urban actor, as part of a series of personas that define the life of the city. So architecture suddenly assumes the quality of a player, of something that writes stories and performs stories.
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Caroline Casey: Looking...
saying something I never imagined that I would say. I was 28 years old. I had built a persona all around what I could and couldn't do. And I simply said, "I'm sorry.
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Black Bear Marking with...
and old along this trail and into the woods there are many ways of leaving scent wherever they go sometimes people say I've taken on the persona of a bear
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How to Discover Your...
No, initially I was really happy to be in the fashion industry. You know, but then I began to compare my trajectory to others, and I also began to feel burned out because I was burdened by these personas that I had created that were allegedly going to help me progress in my career. I made a couple of mistakes.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
to go to university was a bright day brimming with hope and optimism. I'd done well at school. Expectations for me were high, and I gleefully entered the student life of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive, and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona
Video examples
Robots Battle Robots in...
to hang around with so this has taught me to come out of my shell what these kids are really building in six or eight weeks is not a robot they're building self confidence self respect I have kids who are super shy coming into robotics because it kind of fits that nerd persona a little bit and then
Video examples
2 questions to uncover...
I did look at a couple vocational institutions in the hope that I would find a course that resonated with my persona, my dream and my aspiration. I was disappointed to learn that there was no room for misfits like me in these institutions. The education system in many parts of the world
Video examples
Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
Okay, we'll move on. This is not unlike the world of comedy. I don't know if you know that jokes also can't be copyright protected. So when one-liners were really popular, everybody stole them from one another. But now, we have a different kind of comic. They develop a persona,
Video examples
The function and fashion...
Audiences would see glamorous actresses and actors donning glasses to take on a different persona. Sometimes a pair of glasses became popularized by the actual person that was wearing them, and then that personality trait
Video examples
Why should you read...
This was a key feature of his trademark uneven tempo and black humor, which became popular throughout the Theatre of the Absurd. He also cultivated a mysterious persona, and refused to confirm or deny any speculations
Video examples
Why great architecture...
but actually as an urban actor, as part of a series of personas that define the life of the city. So architecture suddenly assumes the quality of a player, of something that writes stories and performs stories.
Video examples
Caroline Casey: Looking...
saying something I never imagined that I would say. I was 28 years old. I had built a persona all around what I could and couldn't do. And I simply said, "I'm sorry.
Video examples
Black Bear Marking with...
and old along this trail and into the woods there are many ways of leaving scent wherever they go sometimes people say I've taken on the persona of a bear
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Quote examples
Freddie Stroma
English Actor
There are plenty of actors who've caught the singing bug and vice versa, but with musical performers, you're constantly a persona - which is something I love about acting: you play a character, you leave and you get to be yourself again.
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Joel Kinnaman
Swedish Actor
I'm not a method actor per se, but if I'm playing a character that, at its core of its persona, has experiences I don't have, I try to search out and get firsthand experiences of similar sorts so I have something to fantasize about.
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Jackie Shroff
Indian Actor
Tiger is free to explore the world himself. He is a man whose persona is totally different from what I had during my initial days. There can't be any comparison between the two of us, since he is absolutely different.
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Joel Coen
American Director
Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that's what people like to see, and they are not really transforming in terms of their character.
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Jack Hemingway
My father had two personas: first, literary, and second, the way he lived. I've been brought up with all of this, but many other people have liked and admired his lifestyle.
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James Haskell
English Athlete
In rugby I think it is good to have a bit of a persona, a bit of a character because we are one of the last things that isn't necessarily controlled.
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Joanne Whalley
English Actress
That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.
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Genevieve O'Reilly
Irish Actress
I think there's a responsibility to any character that you play that was a living persona.
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Willam Belli
American Actor
I'm not a persona, and I'm not a character. I'm always the same person.
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Raquel Welch
American Actress
I was a bigger-than-life persona before I was anyone in my own mind.
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Freddie Stroma
English Actor
There are plenty of actors who've caught the singing bug and vice versa, but with musical performers, you're constantly a persona - which is something I love about acting: you play a character, you leave and you get to be yourself again.
Quote examples
Joel Kinnaman
Swedish Actor
I'm not a method actor per se, but if I'm playing a character that, at its core of its persona, has experiences I don't have, I try to search out and get firsthand experiences of similar sorts so I have something to fantasize about.
Quote examples
Jackie Shroff
Indian Actor
Tiger is free to explore the world himself. He is a man whose persona is totally different from what I had during my initial days. There can't be any comparison between the two of us, since he is absolutely different.
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Joel Coen
American Director
Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that's what people like to see, and they are not really transforming in terms of their character.
Quote examples
Jack Hemingway
My father had two personas: first, literary, and second, the way he lived. I've been brought up with all of this, but many other people have liked and admired his lifestyle.
Quote examples
James Haskell
English Athlete
In rugby I think it is good to have a bit of a persona, a bit of a character because we are one of the last things that isn't necessarily controlled.
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Joanne Whalley
English Actress
That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.
Quote examples
Genevieve O'Reilly
Irish Actress
I think there's a responsibility to any character that you play that was a living persona.
Quote examples
Willam Belli
American Actor
I'm not a persona, and I'm not a character. I'm always the same person.
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Raquel Welch
American Actress
I was a bigger-than-life persona before I was anyone in my own mind.
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