trait
noun
1.
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French trait (“line, feature”), from Latin tractus (“drawing, pulling”), from Latin trahō. Doublet of tract.
Phrases
- character trait
- personality trait
- sickle cell trait
- subordinate trait
- X-linked trait
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