Custom and Characteristic

Custom

Custom noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.
Usage example: it is my custom to have half a bagel and coffee for breakfast

Characteristic is a synonym for custom in habitual action topic. In some cases you can use "Characteristic" instead a noun "Custom".

Characteristic

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

Custom is a synonym for characteristic in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Custom" instead a noun "Characteristic", if it concerns topics such as kind, mannerism.

How words are described

human human custom human characteristic
special special custom special characteristic
distinctive distinctive custom distinctive characteristic
particular particular custom particular characteristic
Other adjectives: similar, usual, common, real, great, important, general, primary, different.
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