Device and Trait

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Trait and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trait" instead a noun "Device".

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

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Device and trait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Trait".

Nearby Word: traitor

good	good device	good trait
special	special device	special trait
common	common device	common trait
specific	specific device	specific trait
Other adjectives: certain, standard, single, actual, big, main, important, key, major, useful, hidden, classic, central, recurring, magical.

And, if you have the Wild Wasteland trait, you can sometimes hear him asking the Lobotomites to wash the walking eye, a reference to a device from The Venture Bros Season 2.

Source: Actor Allusion / Video Games
He also lacks the trait of dispensing folksy wisdom or being Closer to Earth (quite the opposite, really) and the character and his powers are more of a central driving force of the plot than merely a device to achieve Character Development in the white protagonist.

Source: Film / The Green Mile
Easy Amnesia: Averted with Ella Elaphanilla, who's amnesia is not a plot device but a full-time trait, as well as the fact she has anterograde amnesia in addition to retrograde amnesia.

Source: Western Animation / Viva Piñata

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