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Meaning of persons
The primary meaning of the word "persons" refers to human beings, regarded as individuals.
Etymology of persons
The word "persons" has its roots in Old French from Latin 'persona', meaning 'mask, character', from 'personare', which means 'to sound through', and is related to 'sonus', meaning 'sound'
Historically, the term 'person' initially referred to a mask or a character in a play, and later evolved to denote a human being or an individual
Synonyms
individuals
people
humans
beings
creatures
mortals
souls
living beings
humans
men
women
children
adults
persons
folk
populace
crowd
multitude
throng
mob
party
group
gathering
assembly
congregation
community
society
mankind
humanity
populace
public
crowd
masses
populace
humans
beings
entities
bodies
selves
personalities
characters
identities
egos
selves
human beings
mortals
individuals
persons
folk
humanity
crowd
masses
multitude
throng
horde
host
party
company
gathering
assemblage
meeting
conference
convention
crowd
mob
rabble
pack
herd
flock
swarm
drove
Definitions
- A human being regarded as an individual: a person with a strong will
- A character or role in a play or story
- A person with a specified quality, activity, or profession: a person of great courage
- Grammar: a category used in the classification of pronouns, that distinguishes between the speaker, the person addressed, and others
Usage Examples
- The new policy aims to protect the rights of all persons regardless of their background.
- As a person of great influence, she was able to bring about significant changes in her community.
- The company is looking for a person with excellent communication skills to fill the vacant position.
Antonyms
things
objects
animals
creatures
beasts
monsters
machines
robots
nonhumans
entities
ghosts
spirits
nonentities
nobodies
inanimates
inorganics
lifeless things
inanimate objects
nonliving things
automatons
androids
cyborgs
nonpersons
nonhumans
brutes
beasts
monsters
demons
devils
fiends
inhuman beings
subhumans
unpersons
nonentities
nobodies
inanimates