characteristic
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- adjective
- /ˌkɛrɪktəˈrɪstɪk/
- Her hair is arranged in the form of a lozenge, as was characteristic of the period.
- characteristic features
- characteristic patterns
- characteristic behaviors
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Watch on YouTubeBecause the great playwrights make their dialogue characteristic to each character.
- Because the great playwrights make their dialogue characteristic to each character.
- He says it in such a strange but characteristic way.
- OK, this is what gives it its characteristic flavor.
- It's also acknowledging that your presence is sort of characteristic of your life.
- Icons, again, are a form of religious art that remains characteristic of the Eastern church.
- And they speak so quickly and has this certain characteristic sound.
- It's a problem that's that's obviously characteristic of not just physics, it's it's sociology.
- There he is with that characteristic brilliant humor that you're so loved for.
- It's just not seeing yourself in the characteristic feminine.
Examples
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Castells argues that networks are the characteristic organizational form of the kind of world now taking shape.
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Your healthcare provider may also look for characteristic patterns of hair loss.
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But he had one characteristic that stood out.
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OK, this is what gives it its characteristic flavor.
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One of the characteristic things about Terry is his love for animals.
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He says it in such a strange but characteristic way.
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The mood and pose is characteristic of the frustrated individual.
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Nancy, with her characteristic wit, replied to the letter.
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Long exposure to spice has given the tribe their characteristic blue eyes, the Eyes of Ibad.
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Your healthcare provider may also look for characteristic patterns of hair loss.
Synonyms
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Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group
Antonyms
Compounds
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A physical trait or a common behavior linked mainly to one sex
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A physical change during puberty that shows male or female differences and does not help make babies
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A body change at puberty that shows sex, like body hair and a deeper voice
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A graph that shows how one device property changes as another thing changes, like voltage or temperature
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A graph that shows how a device's output changes when input voltage changes
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A body part you are born with that helps make babies, like genitals or ovaries
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A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
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A thing about a device you can measure under certain conditions, like how much power it uses
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A number that makes a square matrix have determinant zero when subtracted from its diagonal entries
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A graph showing how loudness changes across low and high tones
How Characteristic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Characteristic comes from the Greek word charaktēr meaning 'mark' or 'stamp', and it shares the same root as character. So if something is characteristic of a person, it shows the 'mark' that makes them typical or easily recognised.