trait
noun
[ treɪt ]
• a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
• "the traditionally British trait of self-denigration"
Similar:
characteristic,
attribute,
feature,
quality,
essential quality,
property,
distinction,
idiosyncrasy,
peculiarity,
quirk,
foible,
singularity,
oddity,
eccentricity,
abnormality,
mark,
trademark,
hallmark,
earmark,
mannerism,
way,
trick,
habit,
custom,
tendency,
lineament,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French, from Latin tractus ‘drawing, draught’ (see tract1). An early sense was ‘stroke of the pen or pencil in a picture’, giving rise to the sense ‘a particular feature of mind or character’ (mid 18th century).
