characteristic+quality

  • 101sexuality — 1. The sum of a person s sexual behaviors and tendencies, and the strength of such tendencies. 2. One s degree of sexual attractiveness. 3. The quality of having sexual functions or implications. infantile s. in psychoanalytic personality theory …

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  • 102resonance — res•o•nance [[t]ˈrɛz ə nəns[/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of being resonant 2) the prolongation of sound by reflection; reverberation 3) phn a) amplification of a source of speech sounds, esp. of phonation, by sympathetic vibration of the air,… …

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  • 103property — [präp′ər tē] n. pl. properties [ME proprete < OFr proprieté < L proprietas < proprius, one s own] 1. a) the right to possess, use, and dispose of something; ownership [property in land] b) something, as a piece of writing, in which… …

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  • 104savor — [sā′vər] n. [ME < OFr savour < L sapor, akin to sapere: see SAP1] 1. a) that quality of a thing which acts on the sense of taste or of smell b) a particular taste or smell 2. characteristic quality; distinctive property 3 …

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  • 105equal — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 (often foll. by to, with) the same in quantity, quality, size, degree, rank, level, etc. 2 evenly balanced (an equal contest). 3 having the same rights or status (human beings are essentially equal). 4 uniform in application …

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  • 106pe|cu|li|ar|i|ty — «pih KYOO lee AR uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the condition of being peculiar; strange or unusual quality; oddness: »We noticed the peculiarity of his manner at once. SYNONYM(S): strangeness, unusualness, eccentricity, singularity. 2. some… …

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  • 107such|ness — «SUHCH nihs», noun. 1. the state or quality of being such; a particular or characteristic quality. 2. Buddhism. the state or quality of nature which transcends reality and is absolute and eternal: »... the essential Suchness of the world, which… …

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  • 108Distinguish — Dis*tin guish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di = dis + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh.… …

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  • 109Distinguished — Distinguish Dis*tin guish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di = dis + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so akin to G. stechen, E. stick …

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  • 110Distinguishing — Distinguish Dis*tin guish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di = dis + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so akin to G. stechen, E. stick …

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