Trait

Trait
Trait Trait, n. [F., fr. L. tractus, fr. trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v., and cf. {Tract} a region, {Trace} a strap, {Tret}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stroke; a touch. [1913 Webster]

By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. --Broome. [1913 Webster]

2. A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character. [1913 Webster]

Note: Formerly pronounced tr[=a], as in French, and still so pronounced to some extent in England. [1913 Webster]


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  • trait — 1. (trè ; le t ne se lie pas ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des trè z irréguliers) s. m. 1°   Action de tirer une voiture, un chariot. 2°   Corde ou lanière en cuir par laquelle les chevaux tirent une voiture. 3°   Plusieurs bateaux qu on attache… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Trait — may refer to: * Trait, a characteristic or property of some entity. * Biological traits, which involve genes and characteristics of organisms. * Trait theory, an approach to the psychological study of personality.In computing * Trait class, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Trait — steht für: Trait (Fluss), ein Fluss in Frankreich, Nebenfluss des Aron Trait (Programmierung), eine besondere Variante eines Mixins, welche z.B. in der Programmiersprache Scala genutzt werden kann in der Psychologie die Persönlichkeitseigenschaft …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trait —   [treɪ(t); englisch »Zug«] der, (s)/ s, Psychologie: relativ unveränderlicher Grundzug der Persönlichkeit; in der faktorenanalytischen Theorie werden die Wesenszüge grundsätzlich in komplexe allgemeine Traits und persönliche Traits unterteilt,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Trait — [treit] das; s <aus engl. trait »Zug, Eigenheit«, dies über gleichbed. fr. trait aus lat. tractus zu trahere »ziehen«> Bez. für eine weitgehend stabil gedachte Charaktereigenschaft od. ein Verhaltensmerkmal einer Person (Psychol.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • trăit — TRĂÍT s.n. (Rar) Faptul de a trăi. – v. trăi. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  trăít s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • trait — [treı, treıt US treıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: act of pulling, trait , from Latin tractus; TRACT] formal a particular quality in someone s character personality/character traits ▪ a mental illness associated with particular… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trait — (n.) late 15c., shot, missiles; later a stroke, short line (1580s), from M.Fr. trait, from L. tractus draft, drawing, drawing out, later line drawn, feature, from pp. stem of trahere to pull, draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)). Sense of particular… …   Etymology dictionary

  • trait — ► NOUN 1) a distinguishing quality or characteristic. 2) a genetically determined characteristic. USAGE Trait has two pronunciations. The first, sounding like tray, is the traditional one (corresponding to its sound in French), but the newer one …   English terms dictionary

  • trait — trait. См. признак. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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