Associations to the word «Persona»

Wiktionary

PERSONA, noun. A social role.
PERSONA, noun. A character played by an actor.
PERSONA, noun. (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
PERSONA, noun. (computing) A type of skin used in Mozilla software.
PERSONA NON GRATA, noun. A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

Dictionary definition

PERSONA, noun. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona".
PERSONA, noun. (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty".

Wise words

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