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trait
[ treyt; British also trey ]
noun
- a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
bad traits of character.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a pen or pencil stroke.
- a stroke, touch, or strain, as of some quality:
a trait of pathos; a trait of ready wit.
trait
/ treɪ; treɪt /
noun
- a characteristic feature or quality distinguishing a particular person or thing
- rare.a touch or stroke
trait
- A genetically determined characteristic or condition. Traits may be physical, such as hair color or leaf shape, or they may be behavioral, such as nesting in birds and burrowing in rodents. Traits typically result from the combined action of several genes, though some traits are expressed by a single gene.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trait1
Example Sentences
"I spent much of my life as a lone wolf," she tells BBC News, "so hyper-independent that it became a defining trait."
By now, you may recognize the trait these very different figures share.
Society associates masculinity with traits like self-reliance, independence and not showing vulnerability, says social psychologist Prof Brendan Gough of Leeds Beckett University.
Their blood temperature fluctuates with the ambient temperature, a rare trait among mammals that they share with the sloth.
Some have theorized that this may be an evolutionary trait built in to provide humans with a reward for being able to outrun predators and stay fit.
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