persona

English

/pɝˈsoʊnə/, /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə/

noun
Definitions
  • A social role.
  • A character played by an actor.
  • (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
  • (marketing) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin persōna (character, mask used by actor, person, role, part, mask) derived from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (face, mask, more generally, countenance, mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, a social role, person, character, appearance) derived from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (mask).

Origin

Etruscan

𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖

Gloss

mask

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
🎭️ 😷

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