characteristic
Example Sentences
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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
The law made clear that it’s illegal to give better credit terms to certain borrowers based on those prohibited characteristics.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
