characteristic
US /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
・UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
A2
adjective
- Typical or distinctive
- Typical of a particular person, place, or thing
noun
- A feature or quality belonging typically to a particular person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
- A typical or noticeable quality of someone or something.
- A typical or distinguishing feature or quality.
Examples
his highly characteristic features
a problem that was fairly characteristic of late eighteenth century society