A certain hallmark of wisdom is the cheerful benevolence it confers.
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Hallmark
//ˈhɔːlmɑːk//
Synonyms for "hallmark" (120 found)
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56 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- белег noun (a distinct characteristic)
- клеймо noun (an official marking)
- критерий noun (a distinct characteristic)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 標誌 /标志 noun (a distinct characteristic)
- 特徵 /特征 noun (a distinct characteristic)
Czech
4 entries- charakteristický znak noun (a distinct characteristic)
- charakteristika noun (a distinct characteristic)
- punc noun (an official marking)
- specifikum noun (a distinct characteristic)
Dutch
4 entries- kenmerk noun (a distinct characteristic)
- kenteken noun (a distinct characteristic)
- keurteken noun (an official marking)
- meesterteken noun (an official marking)
Finnish
3 entries- tunnus noun (an official marking)
- tunnusmerkki noun (a distinct characteristic)
- tuntomerkki noun (a distinct characteristic)
French
2 entries- marque de fabrique noun (a distinct characteristic)
- poinçon noun (an official marking)
German
3 entries- Kennzeichen noun (a distinct characteristic)
- Punze noun (an official marking)
- Repunze noun (an official marking)
Hungarian
4 entries- (fő/legfőbb) ismertetőjegy noun (a distinct characteristic)
- fémjel noun (an official marking)
- fémjelzés noun (an official marking)
- ismertetőjel noun (a distinct characteristic)
Ingrian
2 entries- tunnusmerkki noun (a distinct characteristic)
- tuntomerkki noun (a distinct characteristic)
Italian
2 entries- elemento caratteristico noun (a distinct characteristic)
- segno caratteristico noun (a distinct characteristic)
Japanese
2 entries- 太鼓判 noun (an official marking)
- 極印 noun (an official marking)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kjennetegn noun (a distinct characteristic)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kjenneteikn noun (a distinct characteristic)
Polish
2 entries- cecha probiercza noun (an official marking)
- próba noun (an official marking)
Portuguese
3 entries- característica noun (a distinct characteristic)
- cunho noun (an official marking)
- traço m distintivo noun (a distinct characteristic)
Russian
4 entries- знак noun (a distinct characteristic)
- клеймо́ noun (an official marking)
- крите́рий noun (a distinct characteristic)
- при́знак noun (a distinct characteristic)
Slovene
1 entries- značilnost noun (a distinct characteristic)
Spanish
1 entries- distintivo noun (a distinct characteristic)
Swedish
1 entries- kännetecken noun (a distinct characteristic)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dấu ấn noun (a distinct characteristic)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The hallmark of a sociopath is a lack of empathy.
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The tunnel’s entrance was near a newly constructed segment of the border wall that President Donald Trump visited back in September that has become a hallmark of his hardline policy of keeping undocumented immigrants from entering the United States.
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Every four years, Americans pause for Inauguration Day to witness a hallmark of American democracy — the peaceful transfer of power.
Source: tatoeba (9678768)
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