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characteristic

/ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/noun, adjective5 syllables

Characteristic means: typical or distinctive.

Synonyms for characteristic22

noun, as in a prominent attribute or aspect of something

feature

noun, as in any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

device characteristic

adjective, as in typical or distinctive

diagnostic, symptomatic, distinctive, typical, peculiar

also used for characteristic

attribute, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quality, tendency, trademark, trait, designation, distinction, distinctiveness, owndom, parameter, property, propriety

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Opposites of characteristic

uncharacteristic

What does characteristic mean?5

adjective

1

typical or distinctive“heard my friend's characteristic laugh”

noun

1

a prominent attribute or aspect of something“the map showed roads and other features”

2

any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

3

a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

4

the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression ‘log 643 = 2.808’ the characteristic is 2

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with characteristic?25

two syllables

mysticcystic

four syllables

realisticoptimisticunrealisticfuturisticjournalisticpessimisticnarcissistic

five syllables

idealisticopportunisticnationalisticantagonistic

6 syllables

materialistic
Show 40 near rhymes
livingbuildingthinkingenglishbritishgivingmissingdistrictvisitspecificbeginningwinningfinishedfinishmrskillingsittingengineeringexistingwillingbringingdrinkingbuildingsscientificcommittedstatisticspacificsingingshippingadmittedolympicfishinghittingolympicspickingswimmingprintedcriticsphysicslyrics

Characteristic in a sentence

  • A vector quantity has two characteristics, a magnitude and a direction.Hybrid
  • I have characteristics of several personality types, not just one.DJ_Saidez
  • During medieval times, knights were frequently given names that reflected their actions or characteristics.mraz
  • An important characteristic of steel is its strength.AlanF_US
  • It's characteristic of him to behave like that.Swift
  • It is not characteristic of you to say such a thing to her.Swift
  • It is characteristic of him to do such a thing.AlanF_US
  • This collection of books is distinguished by their characteristic green spines.araneo

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Forms of characteristic

as a noun

plural
characteristics