Characteristic
Characteristic adjective - Serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group.
Usage example: the characteristic taste of licorice
Normal is a synonym for characteristic in typical topic. In some cases you can use "Normal" instead an adjective "Characteristic".
Normal
Normal adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Usage example: she has normal reading abilities for a child her age
Characteristic is a synonym for normal. Sometimes you can use "Characteristic" instead an adjective "Normal".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- typical and characteristic
- typical and normal
- usual and characteristic
- usual and normal
- customary and characteristic
- customary and normal
- habitual and characteristic
- habitual and normal
- natural and characteristic
- natural and normal
- regular and characteristic
- regular and normal
- standard and characteristic
- standard and normal
Both words in one sentence
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Famous actors, singers, and other well-known personalities being hired to tell the stories of normal customers, in their characteristic styles.
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You learn this when he does away with his normal-looking skin and reveals the Val-Fasc's characteristic white skin with purple markings.
Source: Video Game / Galaxy Angel -
Their only simian-like characteristic in their normal form is their monkey tails.
Source: Maniac Monkeys
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