Bible Dictionaries
Characteristic

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.

(2):

(n.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.

(3):

(n.) A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Characteristic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/characteristic.html. 1828.