Characteristic

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

Synonyms for "characteristic" (442 found)

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Noun(35 words)

featureactivity featurealgebraic structure propertiesalgorithm propertyanimal featureanimal featuresanimal traitanimal traitsaspect aspects attributeattribute a flawattribute a propertyattribute a resultattribute definitionattribute termattribute toattribute wordattributesaudio feature

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bedabehavior traitbiological propertybodily featurecategorize as variablecharacter traitcharacter traitschemical compoundchemistry oriented descriptorclass attributeclassification criterioncommon traitcultural descriptordata attributedata feature

affection affective appropriate argument aroma aspect atmosphere attribute automatismbad habitbadge banner birthmarkbody buildbody-build brand cachet caprice cast categorical

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character characteristics characterizing classificational classificatory compare complexion composition configuration constituents constitution constitutional contrastive crasiscreature of habitcustom cut defining

Adjective(15 words)

algorithmic propertyatomic propertybehavioral attributebehavioral qualitybehavioral traitsbiological descriptorbiological descriptorsbiological featuresbiological traitbiomedical propertybotanical traitcatalan potterychemical species propertiesconsistent behavioral traitcultural attribute

Verb(1 words)

be content with absence

Strong matches (132)

Noun(41 words)

definingdefining worddescriptor of designdescriptorsdesign attributedesign propertydesign traitdesignationdevice characteristicdiagnostic distinction distinctive distinctiveness earmarksecosystem attributeeducational intervention descriptorelectrical propertyengineering propertyfastener featurefeature presentation

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features fingerprints foiblesfossil imprint detailfunction propertygenetic traitgraph featuregroup attributegroup attribute measuregroup propertygroup traithair featurehallmarkhtml attributehuman traitidentifyingidentifying featureidentity traitimmaterial thing propertyindicatorindividual property

Verb(3 words)

defining attributedefining determinerhallmarked

Adjective(19 words)

defining traitdescriptive featuresdescriptive propertydiagnostic traitdistinct featuresdistinctive behaviordistinctive patterndistinctive persondistinctive traitdistinguishing featuredistinguishing traitdutch attribuutecological attributeeducational attributefeaturalgeometric propertiesindependent descriptorindicativeinteger descriptor

denominative device dharma diacritical diagnostic diathesis difference differencing differentia differential differentiative discriminating discriminative disposition dispositional distinctivedistinctive featuredistinguished distinguishing divisional

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Preposition(1 words)

in detail

Related words (221)

keynote kind lineaments makeup mannerism mark marked marking measure mental mold mould moulder mouldy natural naturalistic nature normal note odor

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ordinal particular particularity pattern peculiar peculiarity personalizing physique picture point practice praxis proper property quality quintessential quirk realistic regular representation representative respect sample savoir-faire savor sealsecond natureseemly separative shape sigil sign signal signature single singular singularity smack somatotype sort sound special specialty specific spirit spiritual stamp stereotypestereotyped behaviorstreak stripe style subdivisional suchnesssure signsymbolic symptom symptomatic system taint tang taste taxonomictelltale signtemper temperament temperamental tendency tenor token tone trait tricktrue to formtrue to typetypal type typic typical unique usage use usual vein virtue way wont

Noun(72 words)

landscape elementlanguage featurelanguage propertylife-form descriptorlineamentmaterial descriptormaterial propertymathematical descriptormodeling descriptormore definingmore material-propertymore representativemore scientific descriptormost printmakingmost qualitativemost typicalnetwork propertyowndom parameter parameters

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particularities peculiaritiespersonal attributepersonality detailpersonality traitphysical propertiesphysical qualityplant attributeplant traitpoeciliidportuguese atributopredicate nounproduct attributepropertyproperty adjectiveproperty in scienceproperty of matterproperty termproprietyqualitative adjectivequalitative descriptorqualities qualityquality attributesquality descriptorquality termquality wordquiddity race remark representative sign signaturessoil attributesoil propertysolution propertyspecialitystate of mutenesssubstance characteristicsubstance propertysurface featureswedish attributsystem descriptortouch trait typicaltypical lesson exampletypifyingtypifying characteristicvariable attributewhatnesswriting system feature

Adjective(36 words)

liquid state descriptorlogical propertymaterial attributemathematical propertymeasurable attributemeasurable traitsmechanical propertymedical descriptormolecular descriptornational attributenatural-number propertiesnonliving traitobservable traitobserved propertyorganismal featurepersonal traitphysical descriptorphysical traitphysiological cross qualifierportuguese descritor

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portuguese qualidadepredicativepsychological attributepsychological traitqualitative anecdotequalitative attributequalitative resultsqualitative termromanian atributscientific propertysole descriptorspecimenlikestrong behavioral traittangible featureunique person traitsvisible trait

Determiner(2 words)

more animal featurestwo distinct persons

Adverb(1 words)

most distinctive person

Verb(3 words)

paint with a brushtypifiedtypify common traits

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

8 entries

attribute dimension feature integer property quality traitwhole number

More specific

10 entries

badge color mark marker seal shape signature size texture trait

Collocations

9 entries

characteristic featurecharacteristic traitcommon attributedefining characteristicdistinctive featuredistinguishing traitidentifying markobservable qualitytypical characteristic

Inflections

3 entries

characteristicsmore characteristicmost characteristic

Derivations

5 entries

characteristically characteristics characterization characterize uncharacteristic

Antonyms

1 entries

uncharacteristic

similar

5 entries

diagnostic distinctive peculiar symptomatic typical

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Slow speech is characteristic of that man.

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It's characteristic of him to behave like that.

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It is not characteristic of you to say such a thing to her.

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It is characteristic of him to do such a thing.

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