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- [treyt; British also trey]
- /treɪt; British also treɪ/
- /treɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [treyt; British also trey]
- /treɪt; British also treɪ/
Definitions of trait word
- noun trait a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature: bad traits of character. 1
- noun trait a pen or pencil stroke. 1
- noun trait a stroke, touch, or strain, as of some quality: a trait of pathos; a trait of ready wit. 1
- noun trait characteristic 1
- noun trait of person 1
- noun trait face: feature 1
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Origin of trait
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
1470-80; < Middle French: literally, something drawn < Latin tractus. See tract1
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Parts of speech for Trait
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trait popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trait usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trait
noun trait
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- circumstantiality — the quality of being circumstantial
- crasis — the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into one
- crotchet — A crotchet is a musical note that has a time value equal to two quavers.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
Antonyms for trait
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