Személységnek

Személységnek is a form that appears to be a misspelling or dialectal variant of the standard Hungarian word személyként? No. The normative dative form of személység would be személységnek? This note clarifies that in standard Hungarian the correct form is személyiségnek (dative of személyiség). The spelling személységnek is not recognized in contemporary Hungarian dictionaries. If you encounter személyiségnek, it is likely a typographical error or a nonstandard variant referring to személyiség in its dative form.

Személyiség means personality or character and refers to the set of relatively stable psychological traits that differentiate individuals. In everyday language it is often used interchangeably with jellem or karaktér, though nuanced distinctions exist: személység (more common spelling: személyiség) denotes the overall pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; jellem emphasizes character and moral traits; karaktér is a broader, sometimes literary sense of a person’s nature. In psychology, személység is studied as a system of traits, temperaments, values, and motives that shape consistent behavior across situations.

Etymology: személység is formed with the noun szemé- (a person) and the abstract-noun suffix -iség/-ség, yielding an abstract noun meaning personhood or personality. The term is widely used in psychology, psychotherapy, education, and popular discourse to describe individual differences and developmental processes.

Usage notes: common expressions include személyiségjegyek (personality traits), személyiséggel kapcsolatos (related to personality), személyiségtudomány (personality psychology), és személyiségfejlődés (personality development). The dative form személyké? No; the correct form is személyiségnek.