the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
a particular type of thing | a degree or grade of excellence or worth |
the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. | a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something |
a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe | high social status |