Dictionary Entry
characteristic
characteristic is a 14-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Face value is 23 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
14 letters · Scrabble 23 · Words With Friends 25 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
- 2noun
A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.
- 3noun
The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
- 4noun
a distinguishing quality
- 5noun
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
- 6noun
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
"the map showed roads and other features"
"generosity is one of his best characteristics"
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- 7noun
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
- 8adjective
typical or distinctive
"heard my friend's characteristic laugh"
"red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"
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