One entry found for trait.

Main Entry: trait
Pronunciation: trt
Function: noun
Etymology: from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" --related to ¹TRACE, ³TRACE
1 : a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : PECULIARITY 2 <curiosity is one of her notable traits>
2 : an inherited characteristic <dominant and recessive traits>