Characteristic and Note

Characteristic

Characteristic noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Usage example: the ability to fashion tools and other characteristics that distinguish human beings from other animals

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Note and characteristic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Note" instead a noun "Characteristic".

Note noun - A special quality or impression associated with something.

Usage example: spoke with a note of irritation in her voice

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Characteristic and note are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Characteristic" instead a noun "Note".

Nearby Words: noted, notation, noting, Noteholder

good	good characteristic	good note
high	high characteristic	high note
special	special characteristic	special note
particular	particular characteristic	particular note
Other adjectives: similar, certain, many, single, deep, simple, real, important, useful, general, negative, different.

Note that Raven, who is the Veronica, is his childhood friend, which is normally a Betty characteristic.

Source: Film / X-Men: First Class
In the Star Wars Expanded Universe nearly everything mentioned in the Star Wars movies as a side-note is turned by the Expanded Universe into the main characteristic of whatever subject.

Source: Flanderization
The compilers/editors tend to note this with the dry humor characteristic of today's lawyers and judges.

Source: Textbook Humor

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