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personality trait

NOUN
individual tendency
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These included self-control, fear of missing out on social experiences, and neuroticism, a personality trait associated with a greater tendency to experience negative emotions such as anxiety, sadness, fear, and anger.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

I stepped up to crank the freakiness dial, establishing a burgeoning personality trait, and voiced the question: “What do you look like?”

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

Matsumoto sketches his main characters in a few quick strokes, content to indicate their ages along with a physical feature, a personality trait, or an aspect of dress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Maggie’s desires are hazier — her defining personality trait is a lack of personality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

It's a personality trait you've just got to accept.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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