Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personage

/ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-age
IPA: /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially one who is famous or important.

noun

A character (in a film, book, play, etc).

noun

The creation of corporate persons named after living people.

noun

Character represented; external appearance; persona.

Example Sentences

"I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage, I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews."
"The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters."
"But tell me, that haſt ſeene him, Menaphon, What ſtature wields he, and what perſonage?"

Etymology

From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: personnage, personage

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/
British English: /ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/

Inflected Forms

personages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

very important person

Synonyms

important person influential person

Questions

How do you pronounce personage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/.
What does personage mean?: A person, especially one who is famous or important.
Where does personage come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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