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Roles

/ɹəʊlz/

A character or part played by a performer or actor.

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noun
  1. 1

    A character or part played by a performer or actor.

    "Her dream was to get a role in a Hollywood movie, no matter how small."

  2. 2

    The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.

    "The role of women has changed significantly in the last century."

  3. 3

    The function or position of something.

    "Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill."

  4. 4

    Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes

    "The project manager role is responsible for ensuring that everyone on the team knows and executes his or her assigned tasks."

noun
  1. 1

    An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Roles"

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WordDefinition
personanoun(psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
characternoun(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
functionnounWhat something does or is used for.
purposenounThe end for which something is done, is made or exists.
usenounOccasion or need to employ; necessity.
partnounA portion; a component.
officenoun(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
theatrical rolenounan actor's portrayal of someone in a play
powersnounA city in Coos County, Oregon, United States.
jobsnounA surname.
roundsnounA surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.
edwardnounA male given name from Old English.
rôlenoun(often poetic) Dated spelling of role.
partsnoun(euphemistic) The genitals, short for private parts.
featurenounAn important or main item.
functionalnoun(mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
functionalitynoun(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
usefulnessnounThe quality or degree of being useful.
committedObligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
contributionnounSomething given or offered that adds to a larger whole.

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