trait

IPA: trˈeɪt

(biology, psychology) An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
(object-oriented programming) An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

Examples of "trait" in Sentences

Blue-red fingernails, I noticed, even as I was wondering about the word trait.
If a trait is inheritable today, can we not assume it was inheritable in the past?
But what kind of American trait is claiming victimhood, especially when so many have so much?
Perhaps he learned his lesson, but another unusual cat trait is that they never do seem to learn caution.
A secondary trait is that they trust their social network more than their ability to do objective analysis.
The other "formularic alpha male" trait is the "deep seated pain" they carry due to a tragedy in thier lives.
We learn right away that Bella’s main trait is clumsiness, which is used more as a plot device rather than a personality quirk.
Of all of these characteristics, Bilbo's strongest trait is "his humanity; he is empathetic with a big heart and generous spirit."
Personally, I feel that the single most important trait is publishing experience, particularly publishing experience related to your field.
Your readers haveprobablyread aboutheroes with any given positive trait, particularly if the trait is commonly associated with a protagonist in your type of book.