characteristic
n. countablen. a typical quality or feature that makes a person or thing different from others. You use it to describe what someone or something is usually like.
n. a distinguishing feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.
Kindness is a very positive characteristic.
One key characteristic of this species is the bright red stripe along its back.
The architect focused on preserving the unique characteristics of the original building while integrating modern sustainable materials into the new design.
From Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós), from χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “a mark, character”). By surface analysis, character + -istic.
Often used with the preposition 'of' to link a trait to its owner.
It is a characteristic for himIt is a characteristic of himWhen identifying a trait belonging to someone, use the preposition 'of' rather than 'for'.