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characteristic

US /ˌkɛrəktɚˈɪstɪk/

noun, adjective Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Reliability is the main characteristic of our company's products.

Word Family

NounNoun
characteristic gốc character
VerbVerb
characterize characterise
AdjectiveAdj
characteristic gốc
AdverbAdv
characteristically

Synonyms

  • featurea prominent attribute or aspect of something
  • traita distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  • attributea construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

Collocations

  • Easy distinguishing visible physical characteristic
    to distinguishing visible physical characteristic, meaning to mark as different
  • Medium define the unique selling characteristic of product
    to define the unique selling characteristic of product, meaning to determine the essential quality of
  • Hard hallmark characteristic feature of modern monopolies
    describing hallmark characteristic feature of modern monopolies (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  • Very Hard idiosyncratic behavioral characteristic of eccentric geniuses
    describing idiosyncratic behavioral characteristic of eccentric geniuses (peculiar to the individual)

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