TRAIT


Meaning of TRAIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrāt, Britain usually ]

ˈtrā noun

Etymology: Middle French, literally, act of drawing, from Latin tractus — more at tract

Date: 1589

1.

a. : a stroke of or as if of a pencil

b. : touch , trace

2.

a. : a distinguishing quality (as of personal character)

curiosity is one of her notable trait s

b. : an inherited characteristic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.