Synonyms for characteristic
ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪkchar·ac·ter·is·tic

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1. characteristicadjective

   Synonyms:
   idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, indicative, specific, signature, exclusive, distinctive, representative, typical, mannerism, quality, trademark, attribute, tendency, trait

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic, untypical

2. characteristicnoun

   being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing

   Synonyms:
   exclusive, specific, distinctive, representative, idiosyncratic, indicative, signature, typical, quality, tendency, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, trademark, trait, attribute

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic, untypical

3. characteristicnoun

   the integer part of a logarithm

   Synonyms:
   attribute, quality, tendency, idiosyncrasy, trait, mannerism, trademark

4. characteristicnoun

   the distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc)

   Synonyms:
   trademark, quality, attribute, tendency, mannerism, trait, idiosyncrasy

5. characteristicnoun

   The minimum number of times that the unit of a field must be added unto itself in order to yield that field's zero, or, if that minimum natural number does not exist, then (the integer) zero.

   Synonyms:
   attribute, idiosyncrasy, trait, trademark, quality, tendency, mannerism

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1. characteristic

   A characteristic belongs to the nature or character of the person, thing, or class, and serves to identify an object; as, a copper-colored skin, high cheek-bones, and straight, black hair are characteristics of the American Indian. A sign is manifest to an observer; a mark or a characteristic may be more difficult to discover; an insensible person may show signs of life, while sometimes only close examination will disclose marks of violence. Pallor is ordinarily a mark of fear; but in some brave natures it is simply a characteristic of intense earnestness. Mark is sometimes used in a good, but often in a bad sense; we speak of the characteristic of a gentleman, the mark of a villain. Compare ATTRIBUTE; CHARACTER.

   Synonyms:
   attribute, attribute, character, distinction, feature, indication, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, sign, singularity, trace, trait

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1. characteristic

   Synonyms:
   distinction, peculiarity, diagnosis, idiosyncrasy, speciality, individuality, personality, singularity

   Antonyms:
   nondescription, abstractedness, generality, miscellany

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1. feature, characteristicnoun

   a prominent attribute or aspect of something

   "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

   Synonyms:
   feature, feature of speech, device characteristic, lineament, feature article, feature film

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic

2. characteristicnoun

   a distinguishing quality

   Synonyms:
   device characteristic, feature

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic

3. characteristicnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   device characteristic, feature

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic

4. characteristic, device characteristicadjective

   any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

   Synonyms:
   device characteristic, feature

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic

5. characteristicadjective

   typical or distinctive

   "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic

Matched Categories

1. • Integer
   • Property
   • Quality

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1. characteristicadjective

   Synonyms:
   special, peculiar

2. characteristicnoun

   Synonyms:
   peculiarity, marked feature

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1. characteristicnoun

   Synonyms:
   trait, peculiarity, feature, attribute, attribution, idiosyncrasy

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1. List of paraphrases for "characteristic":

   feature, characteristics, typical, features, trait, character-defining, hallmark, distinctive, character-defining, character, attribute

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1. Wi Spa:

   As a spa located in Los Angeles, Wi Spa complies with California law prohibiting discrimination by a business, including the Civil Code provision set forth above, like many other metropolitan areas, Los Angeles contains a transgender population, some of whom enjoy visiting a spa. Wi Spa strives to meet the needs and safety of all of its customers, and does not tolerate harassment or lewd conduct by any customer, regardless of their sex, gender, or other characteristic.

2. Brian Tracy:

   Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

3. President Ashraf Ghani:

   Daesh's characteristic is that it is man-eating. It swallows its competitors, here, it is not physical presence of people from Syria or Iraq. It is the network effect.

4. Marsha Evans:

   Working hard overcomes a who lot of other obstacles. You can have unbelievable intelligence, you can have connections, you can have opportunities fall out of the sky. But in the end, hard work is the true, enduring characteristic of successful people.

5. Émile Durkheim:

   Man's characteristic privilege is that the bond he accepts is not physical but moral; that is, social. He is governed not by a material environment brutally imposed on him, but by a conscience superior to his own, the superiority of which he feels. Because the greater, better part of his existence transcends the body, he escapes the body's yoke, but is subject to that of society.