characteristic

adjective as in typical; distinguishing

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distinctive, idiosyncratic, innate, peculiar, singular, unique

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essential, exclusive, indicative, individual, local, native, normal, original, particular, personal, private, regular, representative, special, specific

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appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, fixed, inborn, inbred, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, marked, proper, symbolic, symptomatic

noun as in typical feature, trait

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aspect, attribute, component, essence, flavor, nature, peculiarity, personality, quality, style, symptom, temperament, tendency, tone, virtue

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affection, badge, bag, bearing, bent, caliber, cast, complexion, differentia, disposition, distinction, earmark, endowment, essential, faculty, frame, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, lineament, mannerism, mark, mood, originality, particularity, point, property, proprium, singularity, specialty, streak, stripe, thing, thumbprint, tinge, trademark, turn

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It is a spectrum, meaning it includes a wide range of characteristics which vary from person to person.

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Stella pointed out that a new floor introduced at Monza had improved the Red Bull car, but also put the result in the context of track characteristics and the cars' respective strengths and weaknesses.

From BBC

The user experience will remain the same, and with "Chinese characteristics", according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is leading his side's negotiating team.

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Most of the prisoners, it was soon determined, had no criminal record; they had just been swept up and deported on the basis of tattoos and other physical characteristics.

From Salon

Indeed, the most obvious characteristic he shares with most past hosts, beyond a proven ability to make large numbers of people laugh, is that he is a man.

From Los Angeles Times

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