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Definitions for trait
treɪt; Brit. also treɪtrait

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. traitnoun

    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

Wiktionary

  1. traitnoun

    an identifying characteristic, habit or trend

  2. traitnoun

    In object-oriented programming, an uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class's own interface.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Traitnoun

    A stroke; a touch. Scarce English.

    Etymology: trait, Fr.

    By this single trait marks an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey; that in the former the people perished by the folly of their kings; in this by their own folly. , Notes on the Odyssey.

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  1. trait

    A trait is a distinguishing quality or characteristic typically belonging to a person, group, or thing. It can refer to physical attributes, behaviors, attitudes, or genetic features. Traits can be inherited or acquired over time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trait

    a stroke; a touch

  2. Trait

    a distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trait

    trā, or trāt, n. a drawing: a touch: a feature. [Fr.,—L. tractus, trahĕre, to draw.]

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  1. Attri

  2. ratti

  3. titar

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trait in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trait in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of trait in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Greechan:

    One trait we look for in our applicants is their openness to risk, their ability to learn a new rule and apply it to new problems. Discomfort should become your new normal.

  2. Rick Desimone:

    That's an underappreciated trait of hers: Sometimes she is seriously competitive, she wears that a little bit differently than other people in Washington, D.C.

  3. Rachael Malonson:

    I remember I felt so insecure because people didn’t understand who I was by my look, i’m confident in it now and see it as a unique trait where I’m able to teach people that not every black person (and) not every mixed person looks the same way.

  4. Pat Riley:

    When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion.

  5. Richard M. Devos:

    If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, Here comes number seventy-one

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