acquired character

American  

noun

Genetics.

1. a noninheritable character that results from certain environmental influences.

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Etymology

Origin of acquired character

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The stadium isn’t old enough to feel outdated but is old enough to have acquired character.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

Deneuve, the darling of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 32 years ago, has aged gracefully; her face has acquired character, a kind of pinched authority.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may be an acquired character, not an original nature.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

It is not the transmission of an acquired character, but the descent of a family trait the origin of which we do not know.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The empty pretensions, subsisting on the vanished glories of the past, had suddenly acquired character and meaning.

From The Valiants of Virginia by Rives, Hallie Erminie