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(an individual) noun
being, body, figure, human, human being, man, mortal, party, person, personage, personality, self-determined being, somebody, someone
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(personal quality) noun
animus, aspects, attribute, bent, characteristic mood, constitution, description, disposition, dominant quality, essence, essential part, essential quality of one's nature, essentialness, ethos, features, fiber, frame of mind, grain, inclination, individualism, individuality, ingenium, inherited characteristics, inner nature, intellect, intrinsicality, intrinsicalness, kind, leaning, makeup, manner, marked traits, mental and spiritual makeup, mettle, mold, moral qualities, mores, natura, natural turn of mind, nature, peculiarity, personal traits, personality, predilection, prime ingredients, proclivity, proneness, propension, propensity, proprietas, psychological habits, qualities, quiddity, quintessence, slant, striking qualities, style, substantiality, susceptibility, temper, temperament, tendency, tone, trait
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(reputation) noun
celebrity, credit, deference, distinction, eminence, esteem, estimation, existimatio, fama, fame, grandeur, high reward, honor, locus standi, name, nobility, notability, notice, notoriety, notoriousness, opinio, place, popular favor, popularity, position, position in society, preeminence, prestige, prominence, public esteem, publicly recognized standing, recognition, regard, renown, reputableness, repute, respect, respectability, standing, station, status
associated concepts: character evidence, character witness
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animus, behavior, caliber (quality), color (complexion), complexion, condition (state), configuration (form), disposition (inclination), entity, frame (mood), honor (good reputation), individual, integrity, kind, merit, part (role), person, personality, predisposition, principle (virtue), property (distinctive attribute), quality (excellence), quality (grade), rectitude, role, speciality, specialty (distinctive mark), spirit, style, temperament, tendency, tenor, turpitude
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A person’s moral qualities; reputation; disposition.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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