Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Charact · Char·act · IPA /ˈkæɹækt/ 01 n. A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character. 1. A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.[Obs.] See: Character “In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms.” — Shak.