Definition: 1. A distinguishing quality. 2. Any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions. 3. A prominent attribute or aspect of something.
Use 'characteristic' in a sentence:
1. Further research on the effects of different characteristics on intelligibility is necessary.
2. It is one of their distinguishing characteristics.
3. With characteristic impetuosity, he announced he was leaving school.
4. One characteristic of serving God from your heart is effectiveness: whenever you do what God wired you to love to do, you get good at it.
5. Nehru responded with characteristic generosity.
6. These two groups of patients have quite different characteristics.
7. The politician explained the characteristic qualities of the Obama administration.
8. The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odour.
9. When problems arose, she responded with her characteristic: "No problem, I can handle it."
10. He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
11. They have one more characteristic that's very important, and that is that they are exceptionally resistant to salt water.
12. Hostility towards outsiders is characteristic of both human and nonhuman animals.
13. Greater ambition as well as a burning desire to be the best of the best is also a common characteristic.
14. The helpless ones believe intelligence is a fixed characteristic: you have only a certain amount, and that's that.
15. One of Emma's less laudable characteristics was her jealousy.
16. It's not an externally observable characteristic unless you want to flaunt it.
17. On the other hand, fever is one of the characteristic features of the flu for all ages.
18. The physical characteristics of objects should also be taken into account.
19. Play appears to be a developmental characteristic of animals with fairly sophisticated nervous systems, mainly birds and mammals.
20. She was very interested in the characteristic New Year pictures on the walls of local houses.
21. His predominant characteristic is honesty.
22. Population cycles are characteristic of small mammals, and they sometimes appear to be brought about by predators.
23. The main characteristic of the strike has been its longevity.
24. One characteristic of Earth's orbit is its eccentricity, the degree to which the orbit is an ellipse rather than a circle.
25. Their flow characteristics permit accurate and repeatable flow control.
26. This book is suffused with Shaw's characteristic wry Irish humour.
27. Longevity is a key characteristic of a replicator.
28. He replied with characteristic insouciance: 'So what?'
29. He replied with characteristic insouciance: "So what?"
30. It's this drive to constant self-definition that becomes the characteristic feature of Milton's work for later generations.
31. The presence of lymphadenopathy can help identify the disease as monkeypox since it is not characteristic of either smallpox or chickenpox.
32. There first appeared a type of object that remained characteristic for Mesopotamia throughout its entire history: the cylinder seal.
33. She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm.
34. This metallic core gives Earth its characteristic magnetic field, which has played an extremely important role in the history of our planet.
35. A particular animal typically maintains its own characteristic cycle duration with great precision for many days.
36. What is characteristic of a chronic complainer, according to psychiatrist Eric Berne?
37. Some animals possess the characteristic of humans.
38. Some animals possess the characteristic of man.
39. There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic.
40. This strange characteristic of concrete made a significant contribution to the success of the Roman Empire.
41. Many exhibits with characteristics of the Chinese art are on display.
42. So why would animals evolve a characteristic that seems to endanger them?
43. Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
44. The main aim of inbreeding is to standardise, to fix desirable inherited characteristics and to dispel undesirable ones.
45. Windmills are a characteristic feature of the Mallorcan landscape.
46. The most striking characteristic of the plants of the alpine zone is their low growth form.
47. Hostility towards outsiders is characteristic of both human and non-human animals.
48. For the most part, they are rather impersonal and anonymous, and that is in many ways the characteristic of Hobbes' sovereign.
49. The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.
50. Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance.
51. We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics.
52. The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.
53. Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.
54. Another characteristic that can set memorandums apart from letters is the inclusion of humor.
55. The characteristics of the machine are fully detailed in our brochure.
