acquired character
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of acquired character
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The stadium isn’t old enough to feel outdated but is old enough to have acquired character.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 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 James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
There is experimental evidence that this is the case; but that is not the inheritance of an acquired character.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
And further, our much-vaunted two thousand years of culture is a thing of the mind, an acquired character.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London
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