Role and Trait

Role

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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

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

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

Nearby Word: traitor

good	good role	good trait
female	female role	female trait
notable	notable role	notable trait
particular	particular role	particular trait
Other adjectives: typical, specific, single, prominent, actual, real, big, bad, villainous, main, important, famous, key, major, former, significant, primary, last, central, different, recurring, biggest, iconic.

The Doctor has often found himself taking this role; it's especially become a character trait in his ninth and tenth incarnations.

Source: Shoot The Dog / Live-Action TV
Hell, even Mattie, whose characterizing trait is her forgetableness, has a more prominent and memorable role than Yiesha.

Source: Fanfic / Genderswapped Nations
Fred's predominant trait has gone from choosing to be with the girls when the gang splits up to being obsessed with making traps, a small part of older Scooby plots, to the point that, quite contrary to his older role, he often ignores Daphne.

Source: Flanderization / Western Animation

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