I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ defining , distinctive , distinguishing , identifying , individual , special , striking , unique
▪
Mobility is the defining ~ of modern life.
▪ personal
▪
Voters are primarily attracted by the charisma or personal ~s of a candidate.
▪ common , family , national , shared
▪ acquired , inherited
▪ basic , general
▪ chief , dominant , main , major , outstanding , principal
▪ essential , fundamental , important , key , salient
▪ desirable
▪ behavioural/behavioral , biological , cultural , demographic , economic , genetic , physical , psychological , racial , sexual , social
▪ human
VERB + CHARACTERISTIC
▪ display , exhibit , have , possess , share
▪
The two species have several ~s in common.
▪ compare , describe , examine , identify
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
ADVERB
▪ highly , very
▪
his highly ~ features
▪ entirely
▪ quite
▪ fairly
PREPOSITION
▪ of
▪
a problem that was fairly ~ of late 18th-century society
Characteristic is used with these nouns: ↑ example , ↑ expression , ↑ fashion , ↑ feature , ↑ flavour , ↑ modesty , ↑ odour , ↑ shape , ↑ signature , ↑ style , ↑ symptom , ↑ trait