characteristic

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

A thing that makes someone or something special.

Meaning of «characteristic»

noun

a thing that makes someone or something special

Kindness is his most noticeable characteristic.

Translation

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«characteristic» in 17 languages

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

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The difference between similar words

a part of what something is like

featurean interesting or important part of somethingThis phone has a new camera feature.

characteristica typical quality of a person or thingKindness is her best characteristic.

traita part of someone's characterPatience is a useful trait in a teacher.

attributeformala good quality that a person or thing hasHonesty is her best attribute.

Word family

character B1 · nouncharacteristic B2 · adjectivecharacteristically B1 · adverbcharacterize B1 · verbcharacterization B2 · noununcharacteristic B2 · adjective

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