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 These are potentially key traits for Emery this season, given the number of departures this summer, including Morgan Rogers, Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans and Ezri Konsa. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 While tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen may see empathy and introspection as weaknesses, those traits are the beating heart of literature and art, the wellspring of creativity and human connection. — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Numerous renowned and highly respected psychiatrists have provided evidence that the president does show signs of dementia, in conjunction with unmistakable traits consistent with malignant narcissism and antisocial personality disorder. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Her flop of a debate performance left her sounding like someone with no vision or kindness — career suicide for someone who has made her reputation on both traits. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Those rights protect against the unauthorized commercial use of an athlete’s name, image, likeness, signature, voice, nickname and other commercially valuable traits. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 With guests that range from Jennifer Lopez and Ethan Hawke to Rahma’s New Yorker friends who have yet to crack the mainstream, the show illustrates how strong opinions and a willingness to defend them are universal human traits. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 Among the things that Sullivan and Hafley have preached are physicality, being tough in the trenches and running the ball, and those traits surfaced at times. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 The bill included exceptions for genetic traits intended to benefit an animal’s health or enhance its interaction with humans, including hypoallergenic traits, as well as certain aquatic animals. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for traits

Noun

Its license plate readers capture plate numbers along with vehicle characteristics such as make, model and color, and some Flock systems can identify distinguishing features such as bumper stickers or aftermarket modifications.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
El Niño and La Niña are different phases of the same system—the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a large-scale climate pattern whose oceanic and atmospheric characteristics occur in and above the east-central Pacific Ocean.

— John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

Both movies share more than a few qualities, notably the same love of infinite interzones and the same flavor of exponentially increasing existential dread.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Are there leadership qualities that have ascended in importance and others that have descended?

— Steve Karp, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of qualities

Noun

Craig’s physical attributes (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) jumped out on tape, and then as Sammis got to know him, his mental makeup stood out even more.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
If an agent queries a legacy database to decide whether to trigger an outreach sequence or prioritize an account, a flat list of static attributes is fundamentally useless to its reasoning engine.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of attributes

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