Per`son*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl.
Personalities (#). [Cf. F.
personnalité. Cf. Personality.]
1. That which constitutes distinction of person;
individuality.
Personality is individuality existing in itself,
but with a nature as a ground.
Coleridge.
2. Something said or written which refers to
the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of
a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as, indulgence in
personalities.
Sharp personalities were exchanged.
Macaulay.
3. (Law) That quality of a law which
concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
Burrill.