[@tsukune] Fair point, I suppose that it has to do more with how you define the word. Which, arguably, you're also right in, in the sense that writing something like 'he's generally happy' is more of an indicator that he's happy go lucky, and not an actual trait. Kind of like how writing 'he's an adult' doesn't reveal his age, but says he's at least 18. 

It implies something but doesn't say it. I suppose that's where my mix up was.

I hate writing personalities, anyway, because for me the way my character acts usually depends on how I personally feel that day a lot, as well as established ticks and history of that character. It seems to be like setting myself up for failure to comply with a personality. :/