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I was offered some film roles, and I did not do them. It would have been interesting, but I have no regrets. I am where I am; I accept and embrace the mistakes because they're character-building and they build perspective and talent.
Peter Scolari

Meaning of "character-building" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHARACTER-BUILDING

character-building  [ˈkærɪktəbɪldɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHARACTER-BUILDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Character-Building is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHARACTER-BUILDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of character-building in the English dictionary

The definition of character-building in the dictionary is that strengthens certain good or useful traits in a person's character especially self-reliance, endurance and courage.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHARACTER-BUILDING


abuilding
əˈbɪldɪŋ
boatbuilding
ˈbəʊtbɪldɪŋ
bridge-building
ˈbrɪdʒˌbɪldɪŋ
building
ˈbɪldɪŋ
electrogilding
ɪˌlektrəʊˈɡɪldɪŋ
empire-building
ˈempaɪəˌbɪldɪŋ
folding
ˈfəʊldɪŋ
gilding
ˈɡɪldɪŋ
hilding
ˈhɪldɪŋ
holding
ˈhəʊldɪŋ
image-building
ˈɪmɪdʒˌbɪldɪŋ
jerry-building
ˈdʒɛrɪˌbɪldɪŋ
multibuilding
ˌmʌltɪˈbɪldɪŋ
nonbuilding
ˌnɒnˈbɪldɪŋ
outbuilding
ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ
rebuilding
ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ
rewilding
riːˈwaɪldɪŋ
shipbuilding
ˈʃɪpbɪldɪŋ
Spalding
ˈspɔːldɪŋ
wilding
ˈwaɪldɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHARACTER-BUILDING

character part
character recognition
character reference
character set
character sketch
character space
character string
character trait
character type
character witness
characterful
characteries
characterisable
characterisation
characterise
characteriser
characterism
characteristic
characteristic curve
characteristic function

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHARACTER-BUILDING

according
apartment building
balding
body building
electric welding
Empire State Building
Fielding
gelding
Golding
Kolding
listed building
molding
moulding
nation-building
resistance welding
scaffolding
shareholding
system building
ultrasonic welding
unyielding
yielding

Synonyms and antonyms of character-building in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «character-building» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHARACTER-BUILDING

Find out the translation of character-building to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of character-building from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «character-building» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

字符建设
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la formación del carácter
570 millions of speakers

English

character-building
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरित्र निर्माण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بناء الشخصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

характер потенциала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

construção do caráter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চরিত্র গঠন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la formation du caractère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembinaan karakter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Charakterbildung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人格形成
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문자 건물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karakter-bangunan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân vật xây dựng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாத்திரங்களால் கட்டிடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्ण-इमारत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karakter Gelişimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costruzione del carattere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Budynek znaków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

характер потенціалу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- construirea de caractere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το χτίσιμο του χαρακτήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karakter - gebou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

karaktärsbyggnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karakterbyggende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of character-building

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARACTER-BUILDING»

The term «character-building» is regularly used and occupies the 75.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARACTER-BUILDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about character-building

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QUOTES WITH «CHARACTER-BUILDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word character-building.
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Peter Scolari
I was offered some film roles, and I did not do them. It would have been interesting, but I have no regrets. I am where I am; I accept and embrace the mistakes because they're character-building and they build perspective and talent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARACTER-BUILDING»

Discover the use of character-building in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to character-building and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Child's Book of Character Building, Book 1: Growing Up in ...
Presents Bible stories and situations from daily life which demonstrate the meaning of Christian values.
Ron Coriell, 1995
2
Character Building Day by Day: 180 Quick Read-Alouds for ...
In elementary schools across the country, teachers are expected to provide at least five minutes of character education each day. This book makes it easy to meet that requirement in a meaningful way.
Anne D. Mather, Louise B. Weldon, 2006
3
Character Building: Literature-Based Theme Units
Recommends stories that teach honesty, responsibility, compassion, self-discipline, and perseverance, among other values, with follow-up discussions and activities.
Jeri A. Carroll, Marsha A. Gladhart, Dixie L. Petersen, 1997
4
Character-building Activities: Teaching Responsibility, ...
Nearly 100 activities which can be used in school or in other settings to help preteens and teens deal with a variety of issues, including self-esteem, peer pressure, bullies, anger, and stress.
Judy Demers, 2008
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Crisis of Character: Building Corporate Reputation in the ...
Offers a way for executives to immunize themselves and their companies against financial breakdowns that can happen to even the most prominent organizations, in a book that draws from real-life examples to show how corporate strategy must ...
Peter Firestein, 2009
6
Character Building Thought Power
As Ralph Waldo Trine points out in Character-Building Thought Power, these processes occur whether we are conscious of them or not, so it is in our best interest to try to direct these patterns to work for us, rather than against us.
Ralph Waldo Trine, 2009
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Character-building Stuff:
I am 39 years old now and I began writing this book in 2008.
Declan Shorthall, 2012
8
Character Building
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Marian M. George, 2010
9
Studies in Character Building: A Book for Parents, 1905
The author's aim has been to gather from reliable sources the best ideas of the deepest thinkers, and to glean from the experience of others, as well as from her own, such thoughts and methods as have proved most helpful in cultivating and ...
E. E. Kellogg, 1998
10
God's Wisdom for Little Boys: Character-Building Fun from ...
Short verses based on proverbs from the Bible provide examples of how to live as God wants us to, by doing such things as sharing toys, being friendly, and helping around the house.
Jim George, Elizabeth George, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARACTER-BUILDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term character-building is used in the context of the following news items.
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First Tee of Siouxland moves forward
The First Tee provides character-building education to youth ages 7-17 through the game of golf. The First Tee has been operating in Sioux ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Tinder Now Has Verified Profiles For Celebs And We Have So Many …
... dream come true, but as for why a superstar would dip their toes into the character-building world of Tinder, we have, uh, a few questions. «MTV.com, Jul 15»
3
The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter Slated For PS4 Release Next Week
In our review of the initial release, we praised The Astronaut's title for its engaging storytelling, character-building and the beautiful, autumnal ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
4
Scottish Gossip: Andy Murray, Nadir Ciftci, Lee McCulloch
... describes a major bust-up with former Celtic hero Paolo di Canio when the Italian was in charge of Swindon as "character-building". «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
5
Dip in Atlantic Ocean marks end of incredible journey for cyclists
Although they admit they could have used a bit more training before the ride, the four friends agreed it was an epic, character-building trip of a ... «Cape Breton Post, Jul 15»
6
Wordplay | Character-Building Event
Wordplay | Character-Building Event. Advertisement. Search. Log In 0. Settings. search sponsored by. Search NYTimes.com. Clear this text ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Motor racer Daniel Ricciardo is having a character-building year
"I've accepted that this year will be, let's say, character-building, but I'm not sure that I could accept next year being another character-building ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
JROTC builds character, inspires student leaders
“Some people don't realize they need character-building until they get it, really,” he noted. And it's a good buffer between middle school and ... «Cookeville Herald Citizen, Jun 15»
9
Writer Daniel Silva publishes 15th thriller with 'one-time' hero
A: He was the result of sort of a classic character-building structure that I go through. It just so happened that while I was in the middle of this ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Character-Building: Ten Experiences That Sum Up The Leaving Cert
We've all been there, taken the Rescue Remedy and lost weeks of sleep worrying about our choice of poets. The Leaving Cert is a rite of passage for every Irish ... «Her.ie, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Character-Building [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/character-building>. May 2024 ».
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