🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

desarrollo de personajes

Pronunciation / Transliteration: desaˈroʝo de peɾsoˈnaxes

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Character-development/ˈkær.ək.tɚ dɪˈvɛp.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El desarrollo de personajes es la clave de una buena novela."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of creating, building, and refining a complex, believable persona in a work of fiction or drama.

    "The novel's primary strength lies in its intricate character-development, making the protagonist's struggles deeply relatable."
  2. 2

    The progressive growth, maturation, and strengthening of an individual's moral qualities, ethical standards, and personal integrity.

    "Participating in team sports and community service contributes significantly to the character-development of young adults."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'character', originating from the ancient Greek 'kharaktēr' via Latin and Old French denoting a distinctive mark or moral quality, and 'development', rooted in the Old French 'desenvelopper' meaning to unwrap or unfold. The compound term emerged in literary criticism and creative writing pedagogy during the 20th century to describe the progressive construction and maturation of fictional personas or personal moral fortitude.

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