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Personal vs Persona - What's the difference?

personal | persona |

As nouns the difference between personal and persona

is that personal is staff (employees of a business) while persona is person, individual.

personal

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* personall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
  • Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general
  • Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
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  • Done in person; without the intervention of another.
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  • This immediate and personal speaking of God Almighty to Abraham, Job and Moses,
  • Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
  • (label) Denoting a person.
  • Usage notes

    Not to be confused with .

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * personal capital * personal fiduciary * personal lubricant * personal trainer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.
  • A movable; a chattel.
  • Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * ----

    persona

    English

    Noun

  • A social role.
  • A character played by an actor.
  • (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
  • (computing) A type of skin used in Mozilla software.
  • See also

    * alter ego * moniker