characteristic
adjective
[ karəktəˈrɪstɪk ]
• typical of a particular person, place, or thing.
• "he began with a characteristic attack on extremism"
Similar:
typical,
usual,
normal,
predictable,
habitual,
in character,
distinctive,
distinguishing,
particular,
special,
especial,
individual,
specific,
peculiar,
idiosyncratic,
singular,
unique,
exclusive,
unmistakable,
representative,
symbolic,
symptomatic,
indicative,
diagnostic,
characteristic
noun
• a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.
• "certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study"
Similar:
attribute,
feature,
quality,
essential quality,
property,
trait,
aspect,
element,
facet,
mannerism,
manner,
habit,
custom,
way,
mark,
trademark,
hallmark,
distinction,
idiosyncrasy,
peculiarity,
quirk,
oddity,
foible,
penchant,
proclivity,
bent,
• the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’.
