distinguishing trait
1distinguishing trait — index characteristic, property (distinctive attribute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Trait — Trait, n. [F., fr. L. tractus, fr. trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v., and cf. {Tract} a region, {Trace} a strap, {Tret}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stroke; a touch. [1913 Webster] By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the… …
3trait — (n.) late 15c., shot, missiles; later a stroke, short line (1580s), from M.Fr. trait, from L. tractus draft, drawing, drawing out, later line drawn, feature, from pp. stem of trahere to pull, draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)). Sense of particular… …
4trait — ► NOUN 1) a distinguishing quality or characteristic. 2) a genetically determined characteristic. USAGE Trait has two pronunciations. The first, sounding like tray, is the traditional one (corresponding to its sound in French), but the newer one …
5trait — meaning ‘a person s distinguishing characteristic’, is now usually pronounced trayt rather than tray in both BrE and in AmE …
6trait — [trāt] n. [Fr, a draft, line, stroke < L tractus, pp. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, as of personality 2. CHARACTER (n. 15) 3. Rare a stroke, trace, or touch SYN. QUALITY …
7trait — /trayt/; Brit. also /tray/, n. 1. a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one s personal nature: bad traits of character. 2. a pen or pencil stroke. 3. a stroke, touch, or strain, as of some quality: a trait of pathos; a trait of… …
8trait — [[t]treɪt[/t]] brit. also [[t]treɪ[/t]] n. 1) a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one s personal nature: bad traits[/ex] 2) an inherited feature or characteristic: a recessive trait[/ex] 3) a pencil stroke 4) a touch or trace •… …
9trait — noun Etymology: Middle French, literally, act of drawing, from Latin tractus more at tract Date: 1589 1. a. a stroke of or as if of a pencil b. touch, trace 2. a. a distinguishing quality (as of personal character) < curiosity is one of her… …
10trait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quality, characteristic, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy; custom; feature. See indication, attribution, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. habit, manner, custom, feature, attribute, quality, characteristic …
