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Definition of Role
1. Noun. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group. "Play its role"
Exact synonyms: Function, Office, Part
Generic synonyms: Duty
Specialized synonyms: Capacity, Hat, Portfolio, Lieu, Place, Position, Stead, Second Fiddle
Derivative terms: Function, Officiate, Officiate
Generic synonyms: Duty
Specialized synonyms: Capacity, Hat, Portfolio, Lieu, Place, Position, Stead, Second Fiddle
Derivative terms: Function, Officiate, Officiate
2. Noun. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play. "She played the part of Desdemona"
Exact synonyms: Character, Part, Persona, Theatrical Role
Generic synonyms: Characterization, Enactment, Personation, Portrayal
Specialized synonyms: Bit Part, Minor Role, Heavy, Hero, Ingenue, Name Part, Title Role, Heroine, Baddie, Villain
Derivative terms: Impersonate, Impersonate, Personify
Generic synonyms: Characterization, Enactment, Personation, Portrayal
Specialized synonyms: Bit Part, Minor Role, Heavy, Hero, Ingenue, Name Part, Title Role, Heroine, Baddie, Villain
Derivative terms: Impersonate, Impersonate, Personify
3. Noun. What something is used for. "Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
Exact synonyms: Function, Purpose, Use
Generic synonyms: Usefulness, Utility
Specialized synonyms: Raison D'etre
Attributes: Functional, Nonfunctional
Derivative terms: Function
Generic synonyms: Usefulness, Utility
Specialized synonyms: Raison D'etre
Attributes: Functional, Nonfunctional
Derivative terms: Function
4. Noun. Normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting. "What is your role on the team?"
Definition of Role
1. a part played by an actor [n -S]
Medical Definition of Role
1. The expected and characteristic pattern of behaviour exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Role
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