different between specimen vs personality

English

Etymology

From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speci? (“observe, watch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?s?m?n/
• Hyphenation: spe?ci?men

Noun

specimen (plural specimens or (extremely rare) specimina)

1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

   early specimens of the art of Picasso

   1. (numismatics) A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
   2. (philately) A postage stamp sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries
2. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
3. (humorous, often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man.

Synonyms

• sample
• individual

Related terms

• species

Translations

Interlingua

Noun

specimen (plural specimens)

1. specimen, sample

Latin

Etymology

From speci? (“observe, watch”) +? -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?spe.ki.men/, [?s?p?k?m?n]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?spe.t??i.men/, [?sp??t??im?n]

Noun

specimen n (genitive speciminis); third declension

1. mark, token, sign, indication
2. example, pattern, model
3. ornament, honor

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Descendants

• Catalan: espècimen
• English: specimen
• French: specimen
• Portuguese: espécime
• Spanish: espécimen

References

• specimen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• specimen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• specimen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• specimen in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

From French spécimen.

Noun

specimen n (plural specimene)

1. specimen

Declension

English

Etymology

Coined between 1350 and 1400 as Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin pers?n?lit?s.

Morphologically personal +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??s??næl?t?/, /-i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?s??næl?ti/, [?p?s??næl??i]

Noun

personality (countable and uncountable, plural personalities)

1. (of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
   • c. 1828, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Field on the Church

     Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground.

2. (of inanimate or abstract things) A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.

   His writing has a lot of personality.

   This functional concrete building lacks personality.

3. An assumed role or manner of behavior.

4. A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.

5. Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
   • 1959, Lloyd Price, “Personality”:

     But over and over / I´ll be a fool for you / 'cause you got personality.

6. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
   • 1905, O. Henry, "Telemachus, Friend"

     Perceiving that personalities were not out of order, I asked him what species of beast had long ago twisted and mutilated his left ear.

7. (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)

Synonyms

• selfness

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??????? (p?sonariti)

Translations

References

Further reading

• "personality" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 232.

Anagrams

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