Definition of characteristic

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Characteristic (n.) A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized..

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Age :: Age (v. t.) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us..
Characterism :: Characterism (n.) A distinction of character; a characteristic.
Method :: Method (n.) Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method..
Moorish :: Moorish (a.) Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.
Fringilline :: Fringilline (a.) Pertaining to the family Fringillidae; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike.
Pedantical :: Pedantical (a.) Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation..
Signature :: Signature (v. t.) An outward mark by which internal characteristics were supposed to be indicated.
Mimicry :: Mimicry (n.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism..
Anomaly :: Anomaly (n.) Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.
Tartronyl :: Tartronyl (n.) A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.
Lowbred :: Lowbred (a.) Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life; characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude; impolite; vulgar; as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark..
Boswellian :: Boswellian (a.) Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson..
Distinctive :: Distinctive (a.) Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
Punic :: Punic (a.) Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; as, Punic faith..
Speciality :: Speciality (n.) The special or peculiar mark or characteristic of a person or thing; that for which a person is specially distinguished; an object of special attention; a special occupation or object of attention; a specialty.
Oxlike :: Oxlike (a.) Characteristic of, or like, an ox..
Interference :: Interference (n.) The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally..
Masterly :: Masterly (a.) Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy..
Strumpet :: Strumpet (a.) Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.
Characteristic :: Characteristic (a.) Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive..
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