trait (tr t)n. 1. A distinguishing feature, as of a person's character. See Synonyms at quality. 2. A genetically determined characteristic or condition: a recessive trait. 3. a. A stroke with or as if with a pencil. b. A slight degree or amount, as of a quality; a touch or trace: a sermon with a trait of humor. [Middle English, shot, from Old French, something drawn, shot, from Latin tractus, a drawing out, line; see tract1.] |
trait [treɪt treɪ]
n
1. a characteristic feature or quality distinguishing a particular person or thing
2. Rare a touch or stroke
[from French, from Old French: a pulling, from Latin tractus, from trahere to drag]
| trait (trt) 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal natureattribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" compulsiveness, compulsivity - the trait of acting compulsively emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality emotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotion activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" inertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible communicativeness - the trait of being communicative uncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness - the trait of not thinking carefully before acting attentiveness - the trait of being observant and paying attention inattentiveness - the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others masculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men femininity, muliebrity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women trustiness, trustworthiness - the trait of deserving trust and confidence untrustiness, untrustworthiness - the trait of not deserving trust or confidence individualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money egocentrism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest, egoism - concern for your own interests and welfare drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" irresoluteness, irresolution - the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose discipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" indiscipline, undiscipline - the trait of lacking discipline pride - the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards humility, humbleness - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" sound judgement, sound judgment, perspicacity, judgement, judgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions trustfulness, trustingness, trust - the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" |
trait
noun characteristic, feature, quality, attribute, quirk, peculiarity, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, lineament Creativity is a human trait.
Translations
trait
n → Eigenschaft f; (of particular person also) → Charakter- or Wesenszug m
n trait [treit]
a particular quality of a person's character Patience is one of his good traits. karaktertrek صِفَه، ميزَه، خاصِّيَّه отличителна черта rys træk der Charakterzug χαρακτηριστικό, γνώρισμα rasgo, característica iseloomujoon خصلت piirre trait (de caractère) תְכוּנָה विशेषता značajka, obilježje (jellemző) vonás watak einkenni caratteristica 特性 특징 bruožas īpašība; iezīme sifat karaktereigenschap trekk, karakteregenskap cecha traço trăsătură (de caracter) характерная черта črta, vlastnosť poteza crta karaktera drag คุณสมบัติ nitelik, özellik 品質，性格 характерна риса, особливість فطرت، امتيازي وصف nét tiêu biểu 品质，性格
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