Rip van Winkle vs character

Rip van Winkle and character both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Rip van Winkle	Yes	No	No	No
character	Yes	No	Yes	No

Rip van Winkle (noun)	character (noun)
a person who sleeps a lot	(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
a person oblivious to social changes	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens	a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
	a written symbol that is used to represent speech
	a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
	an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
	good repute

Rip van Winkle (verb)	character (verb)
	engrave or inscribe characters on