trait

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Pronunciation

• enPR: trāt, IPA: /tɹeɪt/
• (traditional British pronunciation, now virtually obsolete) enPR: trā, IPA: /tɹeɪ/

Noun

trait (plural traits)

1. (biology, psychology) An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

   Synonyms: characteristic

   • 2003, Robert S. Siegler, Judy S. DeLoache, Nancy Eisenberg, How Children Develop, Macmillan (ISBN 9781572592490), page 89:

     Turning to our second trait, if you have straight hair, then both of your parents must carry an allele for this trait.

   The number one personality trait I hate is hypocrisy. Why can't you be consistent!?
2. (object-oriented) An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

   cot en

   Traits are somewhat between an interface and a mixin.

Translations

• French: trait
• German: Eigenschaft
• Italian: caratteristica, tratto
• Portuguese: traço, peculiaridade
• Russian: черта́
• Spanish: rasgo, característica, (biology) carácter

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