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proprium

[proh-pree-uhm] / ˈproʊ pri əm /
NOUN
attribute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aspect characteristic facet idiosyncrasy peculiarity quality quirk trait virtue
STRONG
character indication mark note particularity point property sign speciality symbol
NOUN
characteristic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aspect attribute component essence flavor nature peculiarity personality quality style symptom temperament tendency tone virtue
STRONG
affection badge bag bearing bent caliber cast complexion differentia disposition distinction earmark endowment essential faculty frame idiosyncrasy inclination individuality lineament mannerism mark mood originality particularity point property singularity specialty streak stripe thing thumbprint tinge trademark turn
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
dislike hate hatred inability unimportance
WEAK
abnormality
NOUN
property
Synonyms
STRONG
ability affection attribute character hallmark idiosyncrasy mark peculiarity quality trait virtue

Example Sentences

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Se-cundus: "Ego quoque possem, si meum proprium dictionarium scripsissem."

From Time Magazine Archive

Et ueniet coram justiciariis ad custum suum proprium ...

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

His idem propositum fuit quod regibus, ut ne qua re agerent, ne cui parerent, libertate uterentur: cujus proprium est sic vivere ut velis.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Educability—an example of the proprium in mediæval text-books—is common to men, and results from man's essential constitution; but it is not peculiar; other animals are educable.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

Res naturalis per formam qua perficitur in sua specie, habet inclinationem in proprias operationes et proprium finem, quem per operationes consequitur; quale enim unumquodque est, talia operatur, et in sibi convenientia tendit.”—St.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.