According to Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams, the "dark triad" of personality traits consists of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.
Source: tatoeba (11036093)
Triad
//ˈtɹaɪ.æd//
Synonyms for "triad" (90 found)
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Translations
44 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- тройка noun (grouping of three)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 三合會 /三合会 noun (underground society)
- 三和弦 noun (musical chord)
- 黑社會 /黑社会 noun (underground society)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 三合會 /三合会 noun (underground society)
- 三和弦 noun (musical chord)
- 黑社會 /黑社会 noun (underground society)
Czech
3 entries- kvintakord noun (musical chord)
- triáda noun (grouping of three)
- trojzvuk noun (musical chord)
Esperanto
1 entries- triopo noun (grouping of three)
Finnish
3 entries- kolmikko noun (grouping of three)
- kolmisointu noun (musical chord)
- triadi noun (underground society)
French
3 entries- triade noun (grouping of three)
- triade noun (underground society)
- trio noun (grouping of three)
Galician
1 entries- tríade noun (grouping of three)
German
3 entries- Dreiklang noun (musical chord)
- Triade noun (grouping of three)
- Triade noun (underground society)
Greek
1 entries- τριάδα noun (grouping of three)
Italian
2 entries- triade noun (grouping of three)
- triade noun (underground society)
Japanese
1 entries- 三合会 noun (underground society)
Korean
2 entries- 삼합회 noun (underground society)
- 삼화음 noun (musical chord)
Mongolian
1 entries- триад noun (underground society)
Norwegian
2 entries- triade noun (grouping of three)
- trio noun (grouping of three)
Occitan
1 entries- triada noun (grouping of three)
Russian
2 entries- триа́да noun (grouping of three)
- триа́да noun (underground society)
Spanish
3 entries- triada noun (grouping of three)
- tríada noun (grouping of three)
- tríade noun (grouping of three)
Swedish
4 entries- treklang noun (musical chord)
- triad noun (grouping of three)
- triad noun (underground society)
- trio noun (grouping of three)
Turkish
1 entries- üçlü noun (grouping of three)
Vietnamese
3 entries- Hội Tam Hoàng noun (underground society)
- liên ba noun (musical chord)
- xã hội đen noun (underground society)
Sample sentences
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Tom has the dark triad of personality traits.
Source: tatoeba (12830754)
Later artworks showed many animals and gods, some of which were clearly identified with heavenly body. They often included the symbolic triad of Sun, Moon, and Venus.
Source: wiktionary
There are, says the Irish triad, 'three fewnesses that are better than plenty: a fewness of fine words; a fewness of cows on grass; a fewness of good friends around good ale'. As an Ulsterman I would agree.
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