characteristic
— Adjective
– English
～ typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
characteristic
— Noun
– English
～ any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
characteristic
— Noun
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～ the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
characteristic
— Noun
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～ a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
characteristic
— Noun
– English
～ a distinguishing quality
characterization
— Noun
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～ acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
characterization
— Noun
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～ a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
characterization
— Noun
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～ the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
characterize
— Verb
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～ describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
characterize
— Verb
– English
～ be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
characterless
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel"