trait
noun
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature.
traits
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pluralof trait.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They may act impulsively, be manipulative, or even outright lie to advance their careers - but how can you tell the difference between an unpleasant co-worker and someone displaying psychopathic traits?
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Anthropic showed the religious leaders what the company called “emotional vectors,” or specific artificial neural-network prompts designed to simulate traits like love, fear and anger.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
"We're seeing the results of what worked and what didn't work. Looking at how traits are naturally produced and selected through evolution, you can get information that could be useful for designing new antimicrobial tools."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
And because people with FTD retain some “cognitive horsepower,” as the FTD researcher Bruce Miller explains, Jenny’s newer acquaintances did not know that some of her personality traits stemmed from an illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Generations later, Cleopatra inherited the Ptolemaic traits and traditions.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
