trait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

/tɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trait.wav trā /tɹeɪ/

trait traits

Borrowed from Middle French trait (“line, feature”), from Latin tractus (“drawing, pulling”), from Latin trahō. Doublet of tract.

characteristic

portrait sickle cell trait tract tractate treat treaty

character trait personality trait subordinate trait traitlike X-linked trait

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