- a typical feature or quality that something/somebody has
- There were few similarities in the brothers' physical characteristics.
- All human languages share some common characteristics.
- The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.
- Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.
- genetic characteristics
- characteristic of something/somebody The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.
- a defining characteristic of contemporary American culture
Extra Examples- Mobility is the defining characteristic of modern life.
- The two species have several characteristics in common.
- Voters are primarily attracted by the charisma or personal characteristics of a candidate.
- His melodies have distinguishing characteristics which make them instantly identifiable.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- defining
- distinctive
- distinguishing
- …
- display
- exhibit
- have
- …
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