personality trait

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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 becomes “a personality trait, something that’s pretty sticky,” said Dr. Ellen Lee, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

The user selects a filter on TikTok where three flags appear at the top of the video before each one is overturned to reveal the personality trait.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

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

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris