character trait
41trait — noun Etymology: Middle French, literally, act of drawing, from Latin tractus more at tract Date: 1589 1. a. a stroke of or as if of a pencil b. touch, trace 2. a. a distinguishing quality (as of personal character) < curiosity is one of her… …
42character defense — a personality trait, as a habitual tendency to idealize or rationalize, that serves some unconscious defensive purpose. * * * …
43character — An attribute in individuals that is amenable to formal and logical analysis and may be used as the basis of generalizations about classes and other statements that transcend individuality. SYN: characteristic (1). [G. charakter, stamp, mark, fr.… …
44trait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quality, characteristic, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy; custom; feature. See indication, attribution, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. habit, manner, custom, feature, attribute, quality, characteristic …
45trait — noun (C) formal a particular quality in someone s character: Anne s generosity is one of her most pleasing traits …
46character — Identifiable and hereditable morphological feature that can be used in comparing one taxon with another; trait. Cf. characteristic …
47trait — Any character or property of an organism. Cf. characteristic …
48trait — [treɪt] noun [C] a particular quality in someone s character …
49character — See: trait …
50trait — One of the many characteristics that define an organism. The phenotype is a description of one or more traits. Synonym: character …
