English > characteristic: 5 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | A prominent attribute or aspect of something. |
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| Example | "generosity is one of his best characteristics" |
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| Synonym | feature |
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| Narrower | aspect, facet | A distinct / distinct feature or element in a problem |
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| attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet | A characteristic / characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts |
| badge | Any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) |
| centerpiece, centrepiece | The central or most important feature |
| contour | A feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure |
| excellence, excellency | An outstanding feature |
| external | outward features |
| invariant | A feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it |
| peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic | An odd / odd or unusual characteristic / characteristic |
| safety feature | feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety |
| sex characteristic, sexual characteristic, sex character | Those characteristics / characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other |
| Broader | property, attribute, dimension | A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished |
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| Spanish | característica, rasgo |
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| Catalan | característica, tret |
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English > characteristic: 5 senses > noun 2, attribute| Meaning | A distinguishing quality. |
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| Part of | nature | The essential qualities or characteristics / characteristics by which something is recognized |
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| Narrower | aspect | A characteristic to be considered |
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| compatibility | capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination |
| curability, curableness | capability of being cured or healed |
| dangerousness | The quality of not being safe |
| directness, straightness | trueness of course toward a goal / goal |
| hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark | A distinctive characteristic or attribute |
| incompatibility | The quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination |
| incurability, incurableness | incapability of being cured or healed |
| indirectness | Having the characteristic / characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal / goal |
| point, spot | An outstanding characteristic / characteristic |
| point | A distinguishing or individuating characteristic |
| recommendation, passport | Any quality or characteristic / characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission |
| robustness | The characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual / intellectual challenge |
| rurality, ruralism | A rural characteristic / characteristic or trait |
| safeness | The quality of being safe |
| saving grace | A redeeming quality or characteristic |
| streak | A distinctive characteristic |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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| Spanish | característica, característico |
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| Catalan | característica |
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| Adjectives | characteristic | typical or distinctive / distinctive |
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