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- DictionaryChar·ac·ter·is·tic/ˌker(ə)ktəˈristik/
adjective
- 1. typical of a particular person, place, or thing: "large farms are characteristic of this area"
noun
- 1. a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it: "inherited characteristics such as blood groups"
- 2. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.
a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something: Unfortunately a big nose is a family characteristic. Sentimentality seems a characteristic of all the writers of that period. The male bird displays (= has) several characteristics which distinguish him from the female. Fewer examples.
Definitions of characteristic. adjective. typical or distinctive. “heard my friend's characteristic laugh” “red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn” “stripes characteristic of the zebra” synonyms: diagnostic, symptomatic. characteristic or indicative of a disease. distinctive, typical.
a typical or obvious quality that makes one person or thing different from others: a national characteristic. Does he have any distinguishing physical characteristics? characteristic. adjective. uk / ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk / us. typical of someone or something: Grey stone is characteristic of buildings in that area.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun [usually plural] The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing. [ + of] ...their physical characteristics. Synonyms: feature, mark, quality, property More Synonyms of characteristic. 2. adjective.
Definition of characteristic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Full Definition of CHARACTERISTIC. : revealing, distinguishing, or typical of an individual character. — char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly\-ti-k (ə-)lē\adverb. See characteristic defined for English-language learners. First Known Use of CHARACTERISTIC. 1665. Related to CHARACTERISTIC. Synonyms.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English char‧ac‧ter‧is‧tic1 /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk / S3 W2 noun [ countable usually plural] a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize characteristic of a baby discovering the physical characteristics of objects defining/distinguishing characteristic (=one that...
