trait

Plural: traits

Noun

A distinguishing characteristic or quality of a person or thing.
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

Examples

A key TRAIT of a good Words With Friends player is spotting small words within larger letter groups.
inherited traits and acquired traits
The number one personality trait I hate is hypocrisy. Why can't you be consistent!?
Traits are somewhat between an interface and a mixin.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

characteristic

Scrabble Score: 5

trait: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
trait: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trait: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

trait: valid Words With Friends Word