characteristic
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- noun
- /ˌkɛrɪktəˈrɪstɪk/
- Among the more economically interesting characteristics of Song China was its widespread use of paper money.
- a defining characteristic
- characteristics include
- identifying characteristics
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Watch on YouTubeAnd these are also characteristics that differ across class.
- And these are also characteristics that differ across class.
- And then also, what were what were some defining characteristics of your childhood?
- We say what it is, what characteristics it has.
- And Foucault isolates out four main characteristics that he discusses.
- They have a lot of the same characteristics no matter how they express them.
- It says that characteristics can survive through generations.
- Like there's these identifiable characteristics of the system.
- It's just unfortunate that greed ends up being one of the strongest characteristics in humans.
- And a lot of people go on surface characteristics.
- You know, I've got the same characteristics, the same principles.
- And I didn't think this, this grouping of characteristics was possible before.
- The double Greek word meaning indicates some characteristics of which we have to deal with.
Examples
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Specifically, most participants reported height to be the primary characteristic they noticed when meeting people.
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And that's one of the defining characteristics of rational numbers.
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The point is only that it has a special characteristic that nothing else has.
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It's more of a human characteristic to want to tell stories and make sure that your legacy is passed on in one way or another.
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There are many characteristics of the rule of law.
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Could these characteristics apply to your life too?
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There are certain characteristics for which you are famous, on stage and off.
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The schools are situated in communities that share similar characteristics and are primarily agricultural economies.
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Parents who participated in this study showed characteristics of moderate involvement in youth sport.
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An outstanding characteristic of a beaver is its large, flat tail.
Synonyms
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2.5
A part of something that helps you notice or describe it
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1.8
A trait that makes someone or something special
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3.5
A quality of a person's character that shows how they behave
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3.8
A quality that a person or thing has
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3.6
A typical feature that shows what a person, place, or thing is like
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A quality of something, for example how it looks or works
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A typical feature that shows what someone or something is like
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A quality that makes one thing different from another
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6.1
An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
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6.0
A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others
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4.0
A feature that makes someone or something different from others
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4.1
A clear quality that makes a person or thing different
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Distinctive lines or shapes on a face that show how it looks
A clear feature that people notice in someone's work or appearance
Compounds
- Specialized
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A physical trait or a common behavior linked mainly to one sex
- Specialized
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A physical change during puberty that shows male or female differences and does not help make babies
- Specialized
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A body change at puberty that shows sex, like body hair and a deeper voice
- Specialized
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A graph that shows how one device property changes as another thing changes, like voltage or temperature
- Specialized
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A graph that shows how a device's output changes when input voltage changes
- Specialized
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A body part you are born with that helps make babies, like genitals or ovaries
- Specialized
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A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
- Specialized
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6.0
A thing about a device you can measure under certain conditions, like how much power it uses
- Specialized
A number that makes a square matrix have determinant zero when subtracted from its diagonal entries
- Specialized
A graph showing how loudness changes across low and high tones
How Distinctive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Characteristic comes from the Greek charaktēr meaning 'mark', the same root as character. A characteristic is a 'mark' or feature that helps show what makes someone or something different from others.