personageper‧son‧age /ˈpɜːsənɪdʒ $ ˈpɜːr-/ noun [countable] formal - A huge personage, robed in blue, like a snowbank folded in shadow, occupied the temple steps.
- Forms of address and titles for important personages can be found in reference books.
- He was a personage of quite another order from the great hero of Athens, Theseus.
- His mien and his manners continually expressed his sense of himself as an important personage.
- In the light Smith saw two personages, dazzling him with their brightness as they stood in the air.
- She addressed her young guest with civilities suitable for a personage of advanced years and uncertain appetite.
- The mediaeval church was divided on the issue of whether there was impropriety in the mimetic representation of holy personages on stage.
nounpersonpersonalitypersonapersonagethe personalspersonificationpersonneladjectivepersonal ≠ impersonalpersonalizedpersonableverbpersonalizepersonifyadverbpersonally ≠ impersonally