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TRAIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("trait" is a kind of...):
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trait"):
stinginess (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)
egocentrism; egoism; self-centeredness; self-concern; self-interest (concern for your own interests and welfare)
drive (the trait of being highly motivated)
firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)
irresoluteness; irresolution (the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose)
discipline (the trait of being well behaved)
indiscipline; undiscipline (the trait of lacking discipline)
pride (the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards)
conceit; conceitedness; vanity (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride)
humbleness; humility (a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride)
wisdom; wiseness (the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight)
folly; foolishness; unwiseness (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
judgement; judgment; perspicacity; sound judgement; sound judgment (the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions)
trust; trustfulness; trustingness (the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others)
distrust; distrustfulness; mistrust (the trait of not trusting others)
cleanliness (diligence in keeping clean)
uncleanliness (lack of cleanly habits)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; demeanor; demeanour; deportment ((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people)
flexibility; tractability; tractableness (the trait of being easily persuaded)
intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)
ruralism; rurality (a rural characteristic or trait)
character; fiber; fibre (the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions)
nature (the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions)
compulsiveness; compulsivity (the trait of acting compulsively)
emotionalism; emotionality (emotional nature or quality)
emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)
activeness; activity (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically)
inactiveness; inactivity; inertia (a disposition to remain inactive or inert)
earnestness; serious-mindedness; seriousness; sincerity (the trait of being serious)
frivolity; frivolousness (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
communicativeness (the trait of being communicative)
uncommunicativeness (the trait of being uncommunicative)
thoughtfulness (the trait of thinking carefully before acting)
thoughtlessness; unthoughtfulness (the trait of not thinking carefully before acting)
attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)
inattentiveness (the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others)
masculinity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men)
femininity; muliebrity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)
trustiness; trustworthiness (the trait of deserving trust and confidence)
untrustiness; untrustworthiness (the trait of not deserving trust or confidence)
individualism; individuality; individuation (the quality of being individual)
Holonyms ("trait" is a part of...):
personality (the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual)
Context examples:
A study that compares DNA markers across the genome (the complete genetic material in a person) in people with a disease or trait to people without the disease or trait.
(Genome-wide association study, NCI Dictionary)
The process of adopting the traits or social patterns of a different population group.
(Acculturation, NCI Thesaurus)
A genetic syndrome usually inherited as an X-link trait.
(Alport Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
The use of animals to study psychological traits such as math reasoning or ability to learn.
(Experimental Psychology, Animal, NCI Thesaurus)
The autosomal recessive trait is associated with abnormalities of chromosome 6.
(Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Most hounds share the common ancestral trait of being used for hunting.
(Hound Breed, NCI Thesaurus)
"Genes we associate with a particular disease or trait often have many other functions," says Francisco (Paco) Moore, a program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.
(New insights into genetic basis of bird migration, National Science Foundation)
This highlights its potential as a source of new trait variations that could help plants better cope with more extreme conditions driven by our changing climate.
(Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant crops, University of Cambridge)
Methemoglobinemia may be due to a defect in the enzyme NADH methemoglobin reductase (an autosomal recessive trait) or to an abnormality in hemoglobin M (an autosomal dominant trait).
(Methemoglobinemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A phenotype or trait that occurs with greater frequency in a given family than in the general population; familial traits may have a genetic and/or nongenetic etiology.
(Family, NCI Dictionary)
