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Synonyms for characteristic
ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪkchar·ac·ter·is·tic

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. characteristicadjective

    Synonyms:
    idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, indicative, specific, signature, exclusive, distinctive, representative, typical, mannerism, quality, trademark, attribute, tendency, trait

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic, untypical

  2. characteristicnoun

    being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing

    Synonyms:
    exclusive, specific, distinctive, representative, idiosyncratic, indicative, signature, typical, quality, tendency, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, trademark, trait, attribute

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic, untypical

  3. characteristicnoun

    the integer part of a logarithm

    Synonyms:
    attribute, quality, tendency, idiosyncrasy, trait, mannerism, trademark

  4. characteristicnoun

    the distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc)

    Synonyms:
    trademark, quality, attribute, tendency, mannerism, trait, idiosyncrasy

  5. characteristicnoun

    The minimum number of times that the unit of a field must be added unto itself in order to yield that field's zero, or, if that minimum natural number does not exist, then (the integer) zero.

    Synonyms:
    attribute, idiosyncrasy, trait, trademark, quality, tendency, mannerism

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. characteristic

    A characteristic belongs to the nature or character of the person, thing, or class, and serves to identify an object; as, a copper-colored skin, high cheek-bones, and straight, black hair are characteristics of the American Indian. A sign is manifest to an observer; a mark or a characteristic may be more difficult to discover; an insensible person may show signs of life, while sometimes only close examination will disclose marks of violence. Pallor is ordinarily a mark of fear; but in some brave natures it is simply a characteristic of intense earnestness. Mark is sometimes used in a good, but often in a bad sense; we speak of the characteristic of a gentleman, the mark of a villain. Compare ATTRIBUTE; CHARACTER.

    Synonyms:
    attribute, attribute, character, distinction, feature, indication, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, sign, singularity, trace, trait

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. characteristic

    Synonyms:
    distinction, peculiarity, diagnosis, idiosyncrasy, speciality, individuality, personality, singularity

    Antonyms:
    nondescription, abstractedness, generality, miscellany

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. feature, characteristicnoun

    a prominent attribute or aspect of something

    "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

    Synonyms:
    feature, feature of speech, device characteristic, lineament, feature article, feature film

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic

  2. characteristicnoun

    a distinguishing quality

    Synonyms:
    device characteristic, feature

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic

  3. characteristicnoun

    the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

    Synonyms:
    device characteristic, feature

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic

  4. characteristic, device characteristicadjective

    any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

    Synonyms:
    device characteristic, feature

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic

  5. characteristicadjective

    typical or distinctive

    "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

    Antonyms:
    uncharacteristic

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. characteristicadjective

    Synonyms:
    special, peculiar

  2. characteristicnoun

    Synonyms:
    peculiarity, marked feature

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. characteristicnoun

    Synonyms:
    trait, peculiarity, feature, attribute, attribution, idiosyncrasy

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#280sign
#387property
#392quality
#477features
#738specific
#834mark
#1259feature
#1586character
#2670representative
#2739exclusive
#2882signature
#2906trademark
#3167characteristics
#3598typical
#4222diagnosis
#4389attribute
#5503trace
#5611personality
#8104characteristic
#8137distinction
#8286indication
#10110distinctive
#10789tendency
#14508hallmark
#15208indicative
#18215speciality
#19310trait
#26782individuality
#29164singularity
#40404idiosyncratic
#70790peculiarity
#123608mannerism
#172362idiosyncrasy
#261693lineament

How to use characteristic in a sentence?

  1. Elie Wiesel:

    I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.

  2. Sir Ronald A. Fisher:

    Our view. . . is that it is an essential characteristic of experimentation that it is carried out with limited resources, and an essential part of the subject of experimental design to ascertain how these should be best applied; or, in particular, to which causes of disturbance care should be given, and which ought to be deliberately ignored.

  3. Markus Nthen:

    It is, however, exciting to see that hair loss is by no means an isolated characteristic, but instead displays various relationships with other characteristics.

  4. Robert Mann:

    If you don't have parts manufacturing authority, then you shouldn't be making it yourself, you don't know what standards were used. Have you gotten the internal characteristic right ? When you put it into a turbine section of an engine, will it perform like it was designed ?

  5. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    If Paul Gosar was telling the truth, Paul Gosar would have apologized by now, and it's been well over a week, paul Gosar not only has not apologized, Paul Gosar not only has not made any sort of contact or outreach, neither Paul Gosar nor the Republican leader of the party. But Paul Gosar's also doubled down by saying that I am somehow, I'm somehow a representative of undocumented people and that somehow is deserving a characteristic of violence.


Translations for characteristic

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  • مميز, صفةArabic
  • характерен, отличителна черта, отличителенBulgarian
  • বৈশিষ্ট্যBengali
  • característica, característicCatalan, Valencian
  • charakteristický, charakteristika, vlastnostCzech
  • karakteristikum, karakteristik, karakteristikon, kendemærkeDanish
  • Eigenart, Kenngröße, charakteristisch, Kennwert, typisch, Eigenschaft, bezeichnend, Merkmal, Charakteristik, kennzeichnendGerman
  • χαρακτηριστικός, χαρακτηριστικόGreek
  • karakteriza, karakteriziloEsperanto
  • característica, característicoSpanish
  • مشخصهPersian
  • karakteristika, luonteenomainen, tunnusmerkki, ominainen, tunnusomainen, erityispiirre, tuntomerkkiFinnish
  • caractéristiques, caractéristiqueFrench
  • aitreabúidIrish
  • característica, característicoGalician
  • סממןHebrew
  • विHindi
  • characteristicInterlingua
  • ciriIndonesian
  • distingiva, karakteriziva, karakterizivo, karakteristiko, traito, proprajoIdo
  • caratteristico, caratteristicaItalian
  • מאפייןHebrew
  • 特性, 特徴Japanese
  • დამახასიათებელიGeorgian
  • 특성Korean
  • tūāhuaMāori
  • kenmerkend, karakteristiek, idiosyncratisch, trekjeDutch
  • cecha, charakterystycznyPolish
  • característica, característicoPortuguese
  • caracteristică, caracteristicRomanian
  • типи́чный, характерная черта, отличи́тельный, характе́рный, характеристика, особенность, отличительная черта, чертаRussian
  • osobina, značajkaSerbo-Croatian
  • karakteristikëAlbanian
  • karakteristik, karakteristisk, karakteristikum, kännetecknandeSwedish
  • 特点Chinese

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