- character, role, theatrical role, part, persona - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
--1 is a kind of portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
--1 has particulars:bit part, minor role; heavy; hero; ingenue; title role, name part; heroine; villain, baddie Derived forms: verb impersonate1, verb impersonate2, verb personify2 - persona, image - (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
--2 is a kind of appearance, visual aspect
Derived form: verb personify2