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Examples of trait in a Sentence
This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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Darwinian evolution by natural selection happens through changes to the genetic composition of populations whose members vary in their traits.
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Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Understanding Personality Traits Personality traits are the patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that define us as individuals.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
Dizygotic twins share about 50% of their genetic traits, the same as any other siblings born at different times.2
A new type of semi-identical twinning was identified in 2007.
—Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 1 July 2024
The four elements — air signs, fire signs, water signs, earth signs — all work together to create a comprehensive whole, which shows up in your life as your unique personality traits.
—Aliza Kelly, Allure, 1 July 2024
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Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Understanding Personality Traits Personality traits are the patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that define us as individuals.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
Dizygotic twins share about 50% of their genetic traits, the same as any other siblings born at different times.2
A new type of semi-identical twinning was identified in 2007.
—Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 1 July 2024
The four elements — air signs, fire signs, water signs, earth signs — all work together to create a comprehensive whole, which shows up in your life as your unique personality traits.
—Aliza Kelly, Allure, 1 July 2024
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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trait
noun1
: a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : peculiarity sense 2
curiosity is one of her notable traits
2
: an inherited characteristic
dominant and recessive traits
Etymology
from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" — related to trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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