Thesaurus results for TRAITS

traits

noun

plural of trait

as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind honesty is one of her defining traits

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Recent Examples of traits That focus on specific traits, though, could leave them vulnerable in a few areas. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 And sometimes, personality traits that seem like faults are the very thing that will carry you through that fight. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Research has linked certain ADHD traits with self-employment, while narcissistic traits can increase entrepreneurial ambition, risk-taking and the drive to succeed. — Jan Gerber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The work offers a new perspective on a decades-old mystery and a rare glimpse into an obscure process that enables new traits to sweep across large populations. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 The offense showed a lot of good traits in a small sample size, but still has strides to make as the Tigers open up the playbook. — Pj Green september 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The reverse-direction analysis did not find strong evidence that the perianal diseases examined causally drive sleep disorders or general sleep traits, though an association surfaced between anal fissures and sleep duration. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 In practice, there were a range of depictions of these goddesses in ancient Greece—their number, their names, and their traits differ across sources. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Heritability tells us how much of the variation in personality, or other traits, can be linked to genetics. — Jessica Craig, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for traits

Noun

Half a century of population change Daniel Adams, an R&D scientist at ORNL and lead author of the study, said that LandScan Mosaic is the first globally available population dataset released with this set of characteristics.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The team had surveyed the site the previous year, McLean said, and found several characteristics consistent with early medieval church architecture.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

Ambivalence is a story of solitude, patience, and faith—qualities that contemporary culture seems to militate against.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
This means that sometimes the same naming qualities that yield a modest valuation in smaller industries can create a seven-figure opportunity for a strategic property, generating awareness and attracting serious buyers.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of qualities

Noun

Inside each of those branches are the attributes that lead to either success or failure.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Brands whose attributes are incomplete, inconsistent or formatted for humans to read rather than machines will simply not be found.

— Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of attributes

Noun

This is the visual flow of the arrangement, which is characterized by the repetition of elements or features.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
One of its most inventive features was the rolleron, a small toothed wheel mounted on each rear fin.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026