characteristic

nouns

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

"the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

characteristic, feature

a distinguishing quality

characteristic

is a part of

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

"it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"

nature

is a type of (narrower)

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

quality

the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

characteristic

is a type of (narrower)

any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero

"an integer is a number that is not a fraction"

integer, whole number

any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

characteristic, device characteristic

adjectives

typical or distinctive

"heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

characteristic

is derived from

character

antonym

uncharacteristic

is similar to

characteristic or indicative of a disease

"a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"

diagnostic, symptomatic

is similar to

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

"Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"

distinctive, typical

is similar to

characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney

peculiar