"характер" meaning in Russian

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Noun

IPA: [xɐˈraktʲɪr] Audio: Ru-характер.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish charakter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ru|pl|charakter}} Borrowed from Polish charakter, {{der|ru|la|character}} Latin character, {{der|ru|grc|χαρακτήρ}} Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Head templates: {{ru-noun+|хара́ктер|adj=хара́ктерный}} хара́ктер • (xarákter) m inan (genitive хара́ктера, nominative plural хара́ктеры, genitive plural хара́ктеров, relational adjective хара́ктерный) Forms: хара́ктер [canonical, inanimate, masculine], xarákter [romanization], хара́ктера [genitive], хара́ктеры [nominative, plural], хара́ктеров [genitive, plural], хара́ктерный [adjective, relational], no-table-tags [table-tags], хара́ктер [nominative, singular], хара́ктеры [nominative, plural], хара́ктера [genitive, singular], хара́ктеров [genitive, plural], хара́ктеру [dative, singular], хара́ктерам [dative, plural], хара́ктер [accusative, singular], хара́ктеры [accusative, plural], хара́ктером [instrumental, singular], хара́ктерами [instrumental, plural], хара́ктере [prepositional, singular], хара́ктерах [plural, prepositional], хара́ктеръ [alternative]
  1. character, temper, disposition
    Sense id: en-характер-ru-noun-6qW-uBii
  2. type
    Sense id: en-характер-ru-noun-EwPAawsB
  3. nature
    Sense id: en-характер-ru-noun-Vperynox
  4. (in the plural) principles Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-характер-ru-noun-ZLIYlWIj
  5. strength of will Synonyms: си́ла во́ли
    Sense id: en-характер-ru-noun-QjyipqC6 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian links with redundant alt parameters, Russian links with redundant wikilinks, Russian nouns with accent pattern a Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 5 2 2 7 68 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 3 1 1 4 81 3 1 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 1 7 83 Disambiguation of Russian links with redundant alt parameters: 14 3 3 10 70 Disambiguation of Russian links with redundant wikilinks: 9 3 3 11 75 Disambiguation of Russian nouns with accent pattern a: 18 11 11 23 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: характерность (xarakternostʹ), характери́стика (xarakterístika), бесхара́ктерность (besxarákternostʹ), характерный (xarakternyj), характеризова́ть (xarakterizovátʹ), характерно (xarakterno)
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          "english": "Andrey Yefimitch loved intelligence and honesty intensely, but he had no strength of will nor belief in his right to organize an intelligent and honest life about him.",
          "ref": "1892, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], “Глава V”, in [[w:ru:Палата № 6|Палата № 6]]; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., [[s:en:Ward No. 6|Ward No. 6]], 1921:",
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          "roman": "Andréj Jefímyč črezvyčájno ljúbit um i čéstnostʹ, no štóby ustróitʹ ókolo sebjá žiznʹ úmnuju i čéstnuju, u nevó ne xvatájet xaráktera i véry v svojó právo.",
          "text": "Андре́й Ефи́мыч чрезвыча́йно лю́бит ум и че́стность, но что́бы устро́ить о́коло себя́ жизнь у́мную и че́стную, у него́ не хвата́ет хара́ктера и ве́ры в своё пра́во.",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[xɐˈraktʲɪr]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-характер.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/Ru-%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80.ogg/Ru-%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Ru-%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "характер"
}

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