- plural of trait.
traits
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The charity Bipolar UK, external said because the two conditions have overlapping traits it is not uncommon for them to be misdiagnosed.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
We can “learn a great deal from Eisenhower’s strategic leadership—particularly, some of the traits he demonstrated,” Mr. Cavanaugh observes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
These findings suggest it may have appeared much earlier, raising the possibility that other traits thought to have evolved later were already present in cynodonts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pryor points to behavioral traits including coachability, curiosity, reliability, comfort asking for clarification and the ability to repair a misstep.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
![]()