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something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
the ability to fashion tools and other characteristics that distinguish human beings from other animals
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Recent Examples of characteristics
Those are characteristics that are best stated overtly.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Most Playful Night Light This is a night light for kids and adults alike, embodying the charming, playful characteristics of all Dusen Dusen products.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2025
According to a statement from Rosatom, the inclusion of a liquid metal sublayer is intended to modify the performance characteristics of the fuel elements.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
The robotic apparatus can then treat the bees according to their characteristics.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
In addition, sleep habits — including the perception of how much sleep a participant was getting — were self-reported, without objective sleep study data to analyze sleep duration and other sleep characteristics, Carvalho says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Think of all of the characteristics that appeal to you and write them down.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Most Playful Night Light This is a night light for kids and adults alike, embodying the charming, playful characteristics of all Dusen Dusen products.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2025
According to a statement from Rosatom, the inclusion of a liquid metal sublayer is intended to modify the performance characteristics of the fuel elements.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
The robotic apparatus can then treat the bees according to their characteristics.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
In addition, sleep habits — including the perception of how much sleep a participant was getting — were self-reported, without objective sleep study data to analyze sleep duration and other sleep characteristics, Carvalho says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Think of all of the characteristics that appeal to you and write them down.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for characteristics
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Spurs showed great character and attacking flair in the second half, qualities that had been absent from other games.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Dazzled by his older brother’s newfound status as a media sensation, Sheen decided to try acting, too, and was immediately enchanted by the cinematic qualities of being a celebrity.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, biologists know far more about how DNA turns into biochemistry and adult traits than engineers understand about how the numbers inside an AI yield cogent conversation and useful behavior.—
Nate Soares,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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For much of the match, Woltemade displayed his unconventional traits.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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At the end of each, they’ll be awarded a choice of power-up that can boost their health, attack or defense, or imbue their abilities with elemental attributes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Understanding Personalized And Contextual Security Personalized security customizes protections based on user attributes—such as roles, behaviors and historical interaction patterns.—
Pulak De,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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While these issues seem to have been caused by users’ misunderstanding of features, other, more nefarious security flaws have emerged.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Girarvs Entryway Shoe Bench with Cat Cabinet This 18-inch high bench is designed to store some items in plain sight, but also includes a few more subtle features that ramp up its unique factor.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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This post was corrected on 21 January 2021 to clarify attributions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Jan. 2021
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“Characteristics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/characteristics. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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