personage

noun

ˈpərs-nij How to pronounce personage (audio)
Definition of personagenext
1
as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about personages from the fields of sports and entertainment will be special guests at the political convention

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2
as in person
a member of the human race these sci-fi conventions attract personages of every description

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Recent Examples of personage Good historians and talented fiction writers can tease out human qualities from such personages while acknowledging their fundamental distance from our own time. — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 These variations on historical personages are tossed in with a delightfully unpredictable all-star ensemble of Shakespearean characters. — Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026 Vaccarello, shy and soft-spoken, has managed to reign at one of the great houses without becoming a household name or a glittering public personage in the manner of John Galliano or Marc Jacobs. — Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 But true San Diego historians will tell you that Rose, a German Jewish immigrant who in the 1880s came west from New Orleans, then Texas, was a pioneering personage. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for personage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personage
  1. celebrity
  2. person
  3. personality
  4. man
  5. star
  6. life
  7. dignitary
  8. guy
Noun
  • At a time when drama has come to depend on celebrity leads and commercial hype, this bounty of understated excellence is heartening.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026
Definition of celebrity
Noun
  • Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of person
Noun
  • The last decade has been an absolute whirlwind for the 38-year-old film school graduate, who could have never dreamed of the success he’s enjoyed as a YouTube personality with over 10 million subscribers (and counting).
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The result is a look that's fashion-forward and personality-filled, never overdone.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of personality
Noun
  • In May, a former federal agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault and falsely reporting a crime after making false statements under oath regarding the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Cohen argued that women leave STEM fields at disproportionately higher rates than men and that the issue isn’t simply a pipeline problem.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of man
Noun
  • The garment, rooted in West Asian culture, has been embraced with open arms by resortwear for decades, especially once it was brought into Western fashion in the 1950s by stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of star
Noun
  • Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of life
Noun
  • After months of uncertainty, two dignitaries from rival lands have come forward to press their claims.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • During his first term, he was criticized for owning properties where foreign dignitaries and others hoping to curry his favor spent lavishly.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of dignitary
Noun
  • Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
  • Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of guy

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