English

Detailed Synonyms for characteristic in English

characteristic:

characteristic [the ~] noun

  1. the characteristic
    the characteristic; the feature; the characterization; the character profile; the character description; the quality; the characterisation
  2. the characteristic
    the characteristic; the feature; the trait; the attribute; the property
  3. the characteristic
    the characteristic; the feature; the hallmark
  4. the characteristic
    the characteristic; the trait; the feature; the streak
  5. the characteristic
    – a distinguishing quality 1
    the characteristic
    – a distinguishing quality 1
  6. the characteristic
    – any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions 1
    the characteristic; the device characteristic
    – any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions 1
  7. the characteristic
    – a prominent attribute or aspect of something 1
    the feature; the characteristic
    – a prominent attribute or aspect of something 1
    • feature [the ~] noun
      • the map showed roads and other features1
    • characteristic [the ~] noun
      • generosity is one of his best characteristics1
  8. the characteristic
    – the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 1
    the characteristic
    – the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 1

characteristic adj

  1. characteristic
  2. characteristic
  3. characteristic
  4. characteristic
  5. characteristic
    – typical or distinctive 1
    characteristic
    – typical or distinctive 1
    • characteristic adj
      • heard my friend's characteristic laugh1
      • red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn1
      • stripes characteristic of the zebra1

Related Words for "characteristic":

  • characteristics

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Related Definitions for "characteristic":

  1. typical or distinctive1
    • heard my friend's characteristic laugh1
    • red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn1
    • stripes characteristic of the zebra1
  2. a distinguishing quality1
  3. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions1
  4. a prominent attribute or aspect of something1
    • generosity is one of his best characteristics1
  5. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 21

Related Synonyms for characteristic