A set of qualities or features that make someone or something distinct; moral strength; a person in a story
Examples:
These fashionable French watering places are notoriously infested by dishonest characters.'No, upon my honour, there is no unsteadiness of character.She had mistaken manners for character in both cases.
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Reputation
/ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/
A person's overall quality or standing as judged by others
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Everything he said contradicted the reputation that had preceded him.Your daughter's reputation will be safe in his hands."His commercial reputation would never survive that.
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Ways to tell them apart:
Character refers to the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual, while reputation is the common opinion or social perception of that character.
Character is more about who you really are internally, whereas reputation is about how others perceive you externally.
You can control your character but your reputation is shaped by others.
Character is consistent and tends to be stable over time, while reputation can vary depending on social context and change rapidly.
Building character relies on self-reflection and personal discipline, while reputation depends on actions as interpreted by society.