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 His ability to square the ball up and not chase out of the strike zone are probably his best traits. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 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 Was Zeuxis’s imitation in this instance a case of gathering (breaking up the models, then collecting and aggregating pieces) or a case of transformation (merging and blending some parts or traits into a smooth and seamless new whole)? — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 While individual traits play a role, resilience also grows through relationships and experiences. — Suzan J. Song, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The article notes the overlap between emotional intelligence and psychopathy; while EQ is lauded, psychopathic traits can surprisingly predict career success due to charm and appearing calm under pressure. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Historically, the Grand Sport has borrowed its design characteristics from the range-topping Z06, and that’s no different this time around.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
This potentially allows the same aircraft platform to undertake different types of strike missions while carrying weapons configured for different target characteristics.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

But things did not click regularly enough as a team, hence the summer-long search for a new No 10-type playmaker who could provide the necessary creativity and consistency to supplement Windass’ qualities.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Nigerian pastor William Kumuyi, whose Global Crusades have taken his ministry to countries across several continents, sees those qualities as a wider feature of African Christianity.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of qualities

Noun

In two cases, the publishers added specific attributions, as had been required of Miller’s book.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The work has bounced between several attributions over the years before scholar Giuseppe Porzio identified it as a painting by Glielmo, giving bidders a fresh reason to take notice.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026