characteristic
Example Sentences
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Melania’s defining characteristic is absence — and it’s done nothing to cultivate a sense of mystique for the first lady.
From Salon
Rather than emphasizing unchangeable characteristics, he presented human beings as malleable over long stretches of time.
Frank’s black Labrador, Goose— a dog whose primary characteristic seemed to be an enthusiasm for putting her tongue on Christopher’s face—followed him.
From Literature
The psychological transformation that occurs in women when they become a mother has similar characteristics of adolescence, which is marked by intense vulnerability as well as social and emotional growth.
High-resolution images of the footprints were analyzed using morphometry software that measured shape and size characteristics.
From Science Daily
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