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[thuhm-print] / ˈθʌmˌprɪnt /

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 proprium singularity specialty streak stripe thing tinge trademark turn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

dislike hate hatred inability unimportance

WEAK

abnormality

Example Sentences

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These versions are also much larger: while an O’Ryan’s potato is about the size of a thumbprint, See’s can stretch up to three inches long.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

In Hammani’s retelling, he relented after four days, applying his thumbprint to a written confession, which he wasn’t allowed to read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

If this is your era, put a thumbprint on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

BBC News has seen a confession, written in Arabic, which Manuel says he was forced to thumbprint without the presence of a lawyer or the aid of a translator.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Up close it was a strange, crude-looking thing, its head a stump of rounded clay, its face a smeared thumbprint.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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