trait
/treɪt/
noun
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic, especially of a person's personality.
- Her generosity is a trait that everyone admires.
- Patience is a valuable trait in a teacher.
- One common trait among successful people is perseverance.
- A genetically determined characteristic or feature.
- Scientists studied the genetic trait that causes blue flowers in this species.
- Some plants have a natural trait that makes them resistant to drought.
- Eye color is an inherited trait passed from parents to children.