What does trait mean?
Definitions for trait
treɪt; Brit. also treɪtrait
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Princeton's WordNet
traitnoun
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Wiktionary
traitnoun
an identifying characteristic, habit or trend
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
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.
Webster Dictionary
Trait
a stroke; a touch
Trait
a distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trait
trā, or trāt, n. a drawing: a touch: a feature. [Fr.,—L. tractus, trahĕre, to draw.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trait in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trait in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of trait in a Sentence
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.
Sooner of later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song.
When we study mice, we have to account for the possibility that inherited bacteria and their genes could be influencing the trait we're trying to learn about.
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.
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.
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- سمةArabic
- сифатBashkir
- белег, отличителна чертаBulgarian
- tretCatalan, Valencian
- rysCzech
- Merkmal, EigenschaftGerman
- χαρακτηριστικόGreek
- trajtoEsperanto
- característica, rasgoSpanish
- piirreFinnish
- traitFrench
- विHindi
- sifatIndonesian
- einkenni, eiginleikiIcelandic
- tratto, caratteristicaItalian
- 特徴Japanese
- lineamentumLatin
- karaktereigenschap, karaktertrekDutch
- eigenskapNorwegian Nynorsk
- egenskap, trekkNorwegian
- cecha, rysPolish
- peculiaridade, traçoPortuguese
- черта, особенностьRussian
- črta, rys, vlastnosťSlovak
- egenhet, egenskap, dragSwedish
- рисаUkrainian
- خاصیتUrdu
- đặc điểm, đặc tínhVietnamese
- 特征Chinese
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