distinguishing characteristic

Noun

Meaning

an odd or unusual characteristic

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

characteristic peculiarity distinctive feature

Antonyms

common denominator

Hypernyms

feature characteristic

Hyponyms

calling card

Examples

However it may be confounded or covered up or counterfeited, this elemental capacity to fight against injustice remains the distinguishing characteristic of human beings. Rollo May

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large. Martin Van Buren

The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability. Simón Bolívar

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic. Oscar Wilde

Close letter words and terms

distinguisher distinguishing distinguishing between distinguishing feature distinguishing mark distinguishingly