English-Thai Dictionary

personage

N บุคคล สำคัญ  คน เด่น  คนสำคัญ  คนใหญ่คนโต  figure bigwig buk-kon-sam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERSONAGE

n.A man or woman of distinction; as an illustrious personage. 1. Exterior appearance; stature; air; as a tall personage; a stately personage.
2. Character assumed.
The Venetians, naturally grave, love to give in to the follies of such seasons, when disguised in a false personage.
3. Character represented.
Some persons must be found, already known in history, whom we may make the actors and personages of this fable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERSONAGE

Per "son *age, n. Etym: [F. personnage. ]

 

1. Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a person. "In personage stately. " Hayward. The damsel well did view his personage. Spenser.

 

2. Character assumed or represented. "The actors and personages of this fable. " Broome. "Disguised in a false personage. " Addison.

 

3. A notable or distinguished person; a conspicious or peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely personage of stature tall. Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

personage

per son age |ˈpərsənij ˈpərsənɪʤ | ▶noun a person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status ): it was no less a personage than the bishop. • a character in a play or other work. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, reinforced by medieval Latin personagium ‘effigy. ’ In early use the word was qualified by words such as honorable, eminent, but since the 19th cent. the notion “significant, notable ” has been implied in the word itself.

 

Oxford Dictionary

personage

per ¦son |age |ˈpəːs (ə )nɪdʒ | ▶noun a person (used to express importance or elevated status ): it was no less a personage than the bishop. • a character in a play or other work. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, reinforced by medieval Latin personagium ‘effigy ’. In early use the word was qualified by words such as honourable, eminent, but since the 19th cent. the notion ‘significant, notable ’ has been implied in the word itself.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

personage

personage noun we always have a table for a personage such as yourself: important person, VIP, luminary, celebrity, personality, name, famous name, household name, public figure, star, leading light, dignitary, notable, notability, worthy, panjandrum; person; informal celeb, somebody, big shot, big wheel, big kahuna, big cheese.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

personage

personage noun a succession of Hollywood personages: important person, VIP, luminary, celebrity, celebutante, personality, name, famous name, household name, public figure, star, mogul, leading light, dignitary, notable, notability, person of note, worthy, panjandrum; person; informal celeb, somebody, big shot, big noise, big gun, hotshot, big cheese, bigwig, big fish; Brit. informal nob; N. Amer. informal big wheel, kahuna, macher, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

personage

per son age /pə́ː r s (ə )nɪdʒ /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 高貴の人, 名士, お偉方 .2 人, 人物 .3 歴史上の人物 ; (劇 小説などの )登場人物 (character ).