English · Word Candidate

characteristic

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: characteristics

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Là đặc điểm phân biệt của một người hoặc thứ gì

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Adjective

Examples

All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đặc điểm phân biệt của một người hoặc thứ gì, một phần của hành vi tinh thần hoặc thể chất

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The integer part of a logarithm.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phần nguyên của lôgarit

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Noun

Examples

It is evident, moreover, that as the logarithms of numbers, which are tenfold, the one of the other, do not differ except in their characteristics, it is sufficient that the tables contain the fractional parts only of the logarithms.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “characteristic” mean?

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

Is “characteristic” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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