Also means
public figure
Usage Note
Persönlichkeit means 'personality' as a character trait but also a prominent 'public figure', eine bekannte Persönlichkeit. It is built from persönlich (personal) with the abstract suffix -keit. Note the umlaut and the silent-looking but pronounced -lich- cluster.
Examples
"Sie hat eine starke Persönlichkeit."
Natural Translation
She has a strong personality.
Related Words
- Abgeklärtheit serenity, mature composure, detached calm
- Anmaßung presumption, arrogance, overstepping
- Aufgeschlossenheit open-mindedness, receptiveness
- Bedachtheit deliberateness, thoughtful care, circumspection
- Begeisterungsfähigkeit capacity for enthusiasm
- Beharrungsvermögen tenacity, perseverance
- Beharrungswille persistence, determination to persist
- Beherrschtheit self-control, composure
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