| has gloss | (noun) a distinguishing quality
characteristic |
| lexicalization | eng: characteristic |
| subclass of | (noun) an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
quality |
| has subclass | (noun) any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"
passport, recommendation |
| has subclass | (noun) capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination
compatibility |
| has subclass | (noun) the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
incompatibility |
| has subclass | (noun) an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
spot, point |
| has subclass | (noun) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
point |
| has subclass | (noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute
hallmark, stylemark, trademark, earmark |
| has subclass | (noun) a redeeming quality or characteristic; "her love of music remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humor has to be a saving grace"; "the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs"
saving grace |
| has subclass | (noun) a characteristic to be considered
aspect |
| has subclass | (noun) the quality of being safe
safeness |
| has subclass | (noun) the quality of not being safe
dangerousness |
| has subclass | (noun) capability of being cured or healed
curability, curableness |
| has subclass | (noun) incapability of being cured or healed
incurableness, incurability |
| has subclass | (noun) trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
directness, straightness |
| has subclass | (noun) having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
indirectness |
| has subclass | (noun) the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the lack of robustness in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample"
robustness |
| has subclass | (noun) a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field"
ruralism, rurality |
| has subclass | (noun) a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
streak |