Meaning of characteristic In English

• 0 a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something:

  • Unfortunately a big nose is a family characteristic.

  • Sentimentality seems a characteristic of all the writers of that period.

  • The male bird displays (= has) several characteristics which distinguish him from the female.

• 1 typical of a person or thing:

  • With the hospitality so characteristic of these people, they opened their house to over 50 guests.

  • She behaved with characteristic dignity.

  • The creamy richness is characteristic of the cheese from this region.

• 2 typical of a person or thing:

  • The creamy richness is characteristic of cheese from this region.

• 3 a typical or noticeable feature of someone or something:

  • Curly hair is one of my family characteristics.

  • Her distinguishing characteristic is perseverance.