characteristic

a quality or feature that is typical of someone or something

carácter, rasgo, cualidad

• a characteristic of somebody/something

Collocations distinctive characteristic · personal characteristics

• One of the main characteristics of this breed is its long fur.

  Una de las principales características de esta raza es su larga pelaje.

a feature or quality that something has, especially one that is typical of it

propiedad, rasgo, cualidad

• have a characteristic

Collocations chemical characteristics · geographical characteristics

• This type of rock has the characteristic of being very hard.

  Este tipo de roca tiene la característica de ser muy dura.

a quality that shows what a person is like, especially one that they have had for a long time

carácter, personalidad, rasgo de carácter

• have a characteristic

Collocations positive characteristics · negative characteristics

• She has the characteristic of being very kind.

  Ella tiene la característica de ser muy amable.

a feature or quality that is typical of someone or something, used in technical contexts

carácter, rasgo, cualidad técnica

• technical characteristic

Collocations performance characteristics · material characteristics

• The car has excellent handling characteristics.

  El coche tiene excelentes características de manejo.

a feature or quality that is typical of someone or something, used in scientific contexts

carácter, rasgo, cualidad científica

• scientific characteristic

Collocations biological characteristics · chemical characteristics

• The plant has distinctive biological characteristics.

  La planta tiene características biológicas distintivas.