This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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Powered by Adelaide, Forbes AI Psychological safety, defined by McKinsey as the absence of interpersonal fear, is often cited as a defining trait of high-performing, innovative teams.—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 Just like my friends, my family and Los Angeles, Yassir benefited from this trait of mine.—Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 Wirtz is focused more on the micro, with delicate touches and deft flicks, compared to Szoboszlai’s macro traits of energy and power.—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025 Smith possesses the traits the Terps sought in their next athletic director.—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trait
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Etymology
Middle French, literally, act of drawing, from Latin tractus — more at tract
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