All characteristic synonyms
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C c noun characteristic
- style β a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- tendency β a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
- nature β has the X nature
- attribute β If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
- component β The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- peculiarity β a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- virtue β moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- aspect β An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- temperament β the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
- tone β (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763β98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
- flavor β taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- quality β an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- symptom β any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it.
- personality β the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- streak β a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- bearing β Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- individuality β the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- point β a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- thing β (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- particularity β the quality or state of being particular.
- mood β Grammar. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what he or she is saying, as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy. a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, as can, may, might. any of the categories of these sets: the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- trademark β any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant in order to designate specific goods and to distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. A trademark is proprietary and is usually registered with the Patent and Trademark Office to assure its exclusive use by its owner or licensee.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- originality β the quality or state of being original.
- complexion β When you refer to someone's complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face.
- badge β A badge is a piece of metal or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support a cause. American English usually uses button to refer to a small round metal badge.
- inclination β a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
- caliber β the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
- specialty β a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- stripe β a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.
- disposition β the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- faculty β an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- singularity β the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- earmark β any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic: The mayor's statement had all the earmarks of dirty politics.
- bag β A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- idiosyncrasy β A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- mannerism β a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- distinction β a marking off or distinguishing as different: His distinction of sounds is excellent.
- property β that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- tinge β to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
- affection β If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- thumbprint β a mark or impression of the ventral surface of the last joint of the thumb.
- differentia β the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- lineament β Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
- trait β a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature: bad traits of character.
adjective characteristic
- symptomatic β pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.