Payment for an office or employment; compensation. [Middle English, from Latin Ämolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from Ämolere, to grind out : Ä-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melÉ- in Indo-European roots.] American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
What determines a person's character? How is a person's character determined? Life is filled with temptations, obstacles, frustrations, inner struggles and dilemmas that we all have to cope with, things which test our character. I think character is built according to how we deal with these as children.
As you get to know your character, you may discover that he or she fits one of these stock character types: 1  Flat Character: A flat character has one or two personality traits that don't change. 2  Round Character: A round character has many complex traits; those traits develop and change in a story.