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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trait /treɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a quality, esp. of one's personal nature, that sets one apart from others:his bad character traits.
- an inherited feature or characteristic:a recessive trait.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trait (trāt; Brit. also trā),USA pronunciation n. - a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one's personal nature:bad traits of character.
- a pen or pencil stroke.
- a stroke, touch, or strain, as of some quality:a trait of pathos; a trait of ready wit.
- Latin tractus. See tract1
- Middle French: literally, something drawn
- 1470–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged peculiarity, mark, attribute, property.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trait /treɪt; treɪ/ n - a characteristic feature or quality distinguishing a particular person or thing
- rare a touch or stroke
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Old French: a pulling, from Latin tractus, from trahere to drag |