Word Finder - trait

definition

An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

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The number one personality trait I hate is hypocrisy. Why can't you be consistent!?

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• characteristic

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An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

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Traits are somewhat between an interface and a mixin.

She recognized this trait and would accept rules she herself would never be able to make.

That and her beauty – but that's not a character trait, is it?

Every trait and every movement of the Tsar's seemed to him enchanting.

He'd always known Pumpkin was a flake, but he honestly liked the young man and flakiness wasn't the worst trait carried by the young and the restless.

This Deidre shared that trait.

Harrison's distinguishing trait of character, to which his success is to be most largely attributed, was his thoroughness.

The personality trait was innate in the two men.

Her eyes are dark green, a trait inherited from her father.

What would he say was your greatest character trait?

Another great Sagittarius trait is their easy smile and affable nature.

Besides the color, its most impressive trait is its selection.

The signature trait of these games is our hero's ability to take the weapon of a defeated boss and use it as part of his arsenal.

I noticed this trait during the period of acute sensitivity that resulted from my own self-analysis.

Moreover, the definitely ethical character of the religion of Yahweh established by Moses is exhibited in the strict exclusion of all sexual impurity in His worship. Unlike the Canaanite Baal, Yahweh hasnofemale consort, and this remained throughouta distinguishing trait of the original and unadulterated Hebrew religion (see Bathgen, Beitreige, p. 265).

The nervous affliction called latah, to which many Malays are subject, is also a curious trait of the people.

This determination to be a working playwright, pushed on in the face of critical hostility and popular indifference, is a very curious trait in the character of Tennyson.

Carriers of Sickle Cell are sometimes said to have ' sickle cell trait '.

All markers, whether selected to cover the genome or to mark trait loci, are PCR-based.

They found no such effect for most people except those high in trait anxiety.

Given that this trait of division never recurred in later ufo cases, some sort of cultural relationship seems implicated, however.

For purebred breeders, this is an undesirable trait and is reason for disqualification at a Cat Fanciers Association show.

However, there are breeders that are trying to keep the polydactyl trait alive in the breed for historical reasons, and the resulting litters are not shown.

While this is certainly a trait that many cats have, it is not a universal truth, nor is it an indicator that they do not need proper medical attention and care.

Another common trait is the way that cats rub up against people and objects to leave their scent and mark their territory.

In addition, the cross-eyed trait and the kink in the tail had been bred out of the animal.

Massachusetts is known on many levels for being a liberal state; however, this trait does not extend to one of the most frequent payments ordered through divorce proceedings - alimony.

Modesty is an admirable trait that is often associated with shyness.

That in itself is the sexiest trait of all!

Curvy gals benefit from styles that show off one specific trait, be it a nipped-in waistline, a shapely bust or fantastic calves.

Tanning used to be considered a sign of good health and an attractive trait, but that is no longer the case.

Mega Man had the character trait of adding "mega" every other sentence.

Mutation-A permanent change in the genetic material that may alter a trait or characteristic of an individual, or manifest as disease.

Sickle cell anemia and sickle cell trait are found mainly in people whose families come from Africa, the Caribbean, the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and Asia.

Some 2 million Americans carry the sickle cell trait and about one in 12 African Americans have the trait.

Both sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia are inherited.

If one partner has sickle cell trait and the other does not, their children each have a 50 percent chance of having the sickle cell trait, and a 50 percent chance of having normal hemoglobin.

If one parent has sickle cell trait it is extremely important that the other parent be tested.

If both parents have sickle cell trait and want to know whether the unborn child has sickle cell anemia, testing can be performed as early as the tenth week of pregnancy.

People with this trait may suffer milder symptoms of sickle cell anemia or may have no symptoms.

Some scientists believe that the trait actually provides an advantage in tropical environments because the slightly altered shape of the blood cells cause a person to be more resistant to malaria.

Carrier-A person who possesses a gene for an abnormal trait without showing signs of the disorder.

There is also a type of ocular albinism that is carried on the X chromosome and occurs almost exclusively in males because they have only one X chromosome and, therefore, no other gene for the trait to override the defective one.

Recessive-Refers to an inherited trait that is outwardly obvious only when two copies of the gene for that trait are present.

An individual displaying a recessive trait must have inherited one copy of the defective gene from each parent.

Each clinical scale uses a set or subset of MMPI-A questions to evaluate a specific personality trait.

The disorder can result from a defect in formation during the embryonic stage, as a result of certain degenerative diseases, as a part of various genetic syndromes, or as an inherited family trait.

Usually there are other family members with large heads, and the condition is considered a family trait.

Denial is a psychological trait that prevents a person from acknowledging the reality a situation.

Recessive gene-A type of gene that is not expressed as a trait unless inherited by both parents.

Autosomal recessive mutation-A pattern of genetic inheritance where two abnormal genes are needed to display the trait or disease.