14 Letter Words for Characteristic
characteristic
12 Letter Words for Characteristic
catachrestic, characterist
11 Letter Words for Characteristic
catachresti, catechistic, criticaster, rectischiac, theriatrics
10 Letter Words for Characteristic
acritarchs, archaistic, archartist, archcritic, architects, arthritics, carritches, cathartics, characters, cicatrices, citharista, hieraticas, ratcatcher, ricercatas, sciatheric, scratchcat, scratchier, straichter, tetrarchic, tracheitis, tractrices, triarchate, triarchies
9 Letter Words for Characteristic
acritarch, archiater, architect, arctictis, aristarch, arteritis, arthritic, arthritis, atheistic, attachers, carcerist, castrater, catchiest, catechist, catharist, cathartes, cathartic, cathectic, ceratitic, ceratitis, cercarias, character, charities, charriest, citharist, critteria, earthstar, eccritics, ecstatica, harrisite, hatterias, hetairias, hetairist, hieratica, irritates, rescratch, retraicts, ricercata, saccharic, scacchite, scratcher, starchier, sticharia, tarrietia, tartarish, tetrarchs, theatrics, theriacas, thiacetic, thirstier, trachitis, trashtrie, triarctic, trichites, trictracs
8 Letter Words for Characteristic
acetract, acheiria, achirite, archaist, architis, aretaics, ariettas, aristate, aristeia, arteriac, artistic, atrichia, atrichic, attacher, attaches, cachetic, caracter, carracts, carrects, carretta, carritch, cartiest, castrate, castrati, catarrhs, catchers, catchier, cathects, cercaria, cetraria, cetraric, characts, chariest, charters, chartist, chatters, chattier, chatties, chiastic, chicaric, chistera, chitarra, chitters, chittier, chitties, christie, circiter, citharas, citrates, cratches, crateris, cristate, criteria, critters, eccritic, ecstatic, erratics, ethicist, haircare, hairiest, harrisia, hatteria, hetairai, hetairas, hetairia, hetairic, hieratic, icterics, irritate, itchiest, racecars, rachitic, rachitis, rarities, ratchets, rchitect, reattach, recharts, rectitic, rectitis, restitch, restrict, retracts, retraict, retraits, ricecars, richtest, scattier, sciatica, scratter, seacatch, serratia, serratic, shirtier, shittier, sriracha, starcher, stichera, stitcher, straicht, straiter, stricter, tachiste, tarriest, tartares, tartaric, teacarts, tectaria, tescaria, tetrarch, theatric, thecitis, theistic, theriaca, theriacs, thiasite, thirster, thirties, tichiest, titchier, trashier, triarchs, triaster, triatics, triceria, trichite, trictrac, tristich
7 Letter Words for Characteristic
acaters, accites, acetars, achates, achiest, achiras, acratic, acrisia, actitis, airiest, aitches, arachic, arachis, archaic, archers, archest, arctics, arietta, arricci, arteria, artiest, artiste, artsier, asarite, ascetic, ascitic, asearch, asiarch, asiatic, astarte, astatic, asteria, astrict, astrier, atactic, atheist, athirst, atresia, atresic, atretic, attache, attirer, attires, caccias, cachets, caecias, cahiers, caracts, caratch, carates, caretta, carices, caritas, carites, carract, carrats, carrect, carreta, carries, carters, cartier, cashier, casteth, castice, catarrh, catcher, catches, catchie, cathect, catheti, cattier, catties, cattish, cecitis, certhia, chacate, chairer, chaitra, charact, charcia, charets, charier, charies, charras, chartae, chartas, charter, chaster, chattas, chatter, chattis, chicest, chirata, chirres, chitter, circaea, circars, cirrate, cithara, cithers, citrate, crasher, craters, creachs, creatic, cretics, cristae, critics, critter, ectasia, ectatic, ectiris, eriachs, eristic, erratas, erratic, eschara, estrich, etacist, hairier, haitsai, harries, harriet, hartite, hastate, hastati, hastier, hatters, hectics, hetaira, hirstie, hitters, icteria, icteric, iratest, irisate, isatate, ischiac, itacist, itchier, racecar, rachets, raciest, rasceta, ratcher, ratches, ratchet, rathest, rathite, ratites, ratshit, ratters, rattier, rattish, recatch, rechart, restart, retract, retrait, rhaetic, ricecar, richest, richter, riciest, ritters, saccate, sacrate, satiate, satiric, scarcer, scarier, scatter, sciatic, scirrhi, scraich, scratch, screich, scriech, scritch, scrithe, serrati, setaria, shariat, shatter, sheriat, siccate, stacher, staithe, starter, statera, statice, stearic, stichic, stirrah, stratic, stretch, striata, striate, striche, tachist, tactics, tarairi, taricha, tariric, tarries, tarrish, tarsier, tartare, tartars, tartier, tartish, tastier, teacart, tearcat, teratic, territs, tertias, theriac, thetics, threats, tichier, tictacs, tierras, tietacs, tirrits, titches, tithers, tracers, trachea, trasher, triarch, triatic, tricars, trichia, trisect, tritish
6 Letter Words for Characteristic
acater, acates, accise, accite, accras, aceric, acerra, acetic, achate, acheat, acheta, achier, achira, achras, achter, acrita, acrite, actias, airers, airest, airier, airish, airths, arache, araire, araise, arcate, archai, archei, archer, arches, archie, archit, arctic, areach, arecas, aretts, arhats, ariser, arista, ariste, arrace, arrach, arrahs, arrect, arrest, arrets, arrish, arthra, artics, artier, arties, artist, ascare, ascher, ascite, ashier, asitia, astare, astart, astate, astert, astite, astrer, attach, attars, atterr, attica, attice, attics, attire, caccia, caches, cachet, cahier, cahita, caract, carate, carats, carcer, carers, carest, carets, carica, caries, carrat, cartas, carter, cartes, casate, caseic, casher, casiri, casita, caster, castra, catcht, caters, cathar, catter, cattie, cerata, cercis, cerias, cerris, certis, chaces, chacra, chacte, chaeta, chairs, chaise, charac, charas, charer, chares, charet, charie, charrs, charta, charts, chaser, chaste, chatta, chatti, cheats, cherts, chicas, chicer, chirre, chirrs, chirts, chitra, christ, cichar, circar, cistae, cistic, citers, cither, cities, citric, crache, crares, cratch, crater, crates, creach, cretic, criers, crisic, crista, critch, criths, critic, earths, eriach, ericas, errata, eschar, ethics, haiari, hairse, hairst, harace, harare, harast, harier, harris, haster, haters, hatter, hearst, hearts, hectar, hectic, hersir, hestia, hircic, hirers, hister, histie, hitter, iatric, iciest, irater, irrate, irrite, irtish, isaiah, isatic, ischar, ischia, ishtar, itches, ittria, raasch, racche, racers, raches, rachet, rachis, racier, racist, raiser, raitas, rarest, rarish, rasher, raster, raters, rather, ratite, ratter, reacts, rearii, reatas, recart, recash, recast, rechar, recits, rehair, resaca, restir, retira, riatas, ricers, richea, richer, riches, richts, ricier, ristra, ritter, sacate, sachet, sairer, saithe, satire, sattar, sattie, scaith, scarce, scarer, scarre, scarth, scatch, scathe, sceatt, scheat, sciara, sciath, scrath, screar, scrite, searat, search, serrai, sharer, sharia, sheria, shicer, shiite, shirra, shrite, siccar, sierra, sircar, sirrah, sittar, sitter, stacte, staith, starch, starer, stater, static, steric, stetch, stiria, stirra, stirre, stitch, stithe, stract, strait, strata, strate, strath, strati, streit, striae, strich, strict, taches, tactic, tahiti, tairas, taisch, tarish, tarras, tarres, tarrie, tarsia, tartar, tarter, tashie, taster, tatars, taters, taties, tchast, teaish, terais, terata, tercia, terras, territ, tertia, tertii, testar, tetras, tetric, thecia, theics, theirs, theist, thetas, thetic, thetis, thiasi, thirst, thitsi, thrace, thrast, threat, thrice, thrist, tiaras, tiches, tictac, tictic, tietac, tirret, tirrit, tishri, titers, tither, tithes, tracer, traces, tracts, traist, traits, treasr, treats, tretis, triace, triacs, triact, tricae, tricar, trices, trichi, triers, trisha, triste, triter, trites
5 Letter Words for Characteristic
acari, acast, acate, accra, accts, acers, aceta, achar, acher, aches, acier, acies, acres, acris, aecia, aeric, aesir, aetat, airer, airth, airts, aitch, aitis, arace, arach, arars, arase, arati, arcae, arces, arche, archt, arear, areas, areca, arest, arets, arett, arhar, arhat, arias, aries, arise, arish, arist, arite, arith, arrah, arras, arret, arrha, arrie, arris, artar, arter, artha, artic, asarh, ascii, asher, ashet, ashir, aster, astir, astre, atars, athar, atria, attar, atter, attic, cacas, cacei, cache, cachi, cacti, carat, carer, cares, caret, carri, carrs, carse, carta, carte, carts, caser, casha, caste, catch, cater, cates, ccitt, cecca, ceras, cerat, cerci, ceria, ceric, certs, cesar, cesta, cesti, cetic, chace, chair, chais, chait, chara, chare, charr, chars, chart, chase, chati, chats, cheat, cheir, chert, chest, chias, chica, chics, chirr, chirt, chits, chria, cicer, circa, circe, circs, cires, cirri, cista, citer, cites, craie, crare, crash, crate, crche, cresc, crest, creta, crier, cries, crise, crith, crits, csect, earsh, earst, earth, ecart, echar, erica, erics, escar, ethic, haars, haire, hairs, haiti, haras, hares, harre, harst, harts, hasta, haste, hater, hates, hatte, hatti, hears, heart, heast, heats, heirs, heist, hiate, hiera, hirer, hires, hirse, hirst, icers, iches, icica, icier, ictic, iiasa, irate, irish, isaac, isiac, iters, ither, raash, racer, races, rache, raias, raise, raita, raits, rares, raser, rasta, ratas, ratch, rater, rates, ratha, rathe, raths, ratti, reach, react, reais, rears, reast, reata, recit, recti, reich, reist, resat, resit, restr, retar, retch, retia, rheas, rheic, rhies, riata, ricer, rices, riche, richt, riser, rishi, rites, rithe, ritts, sacra, sacre, saice, saith, sarah, sarra, satai, scare, scart, scath, scatt, sceat, scrae, scrat, scrit, serac, serai, seric, serra, serta, share, shear, sheat, shiai, shice, shier, shire, shirr, shirt, shita, sicca, sicer, sicht, sieth, sirih, sirra, sitar, sitch, sithe, sitta, stacc, staia, stair, stare, starr, start, state, stchi, stear, stech, steri, stert, stich, stire, stite, stith, strae, stria, strit, tacca, taces, tacet, tache, tachi, tachs, tacit, tacts, tahar, tahas, tahrs, taich, taira, taise, taish, taits, taras, tarea, tares, tarie, tarre, tarri, tarse, tarsi, tarte, tarts, tasar, taser, taste, tatar, tater, tates, taths, tatie, tchai, teach, tears, teart, teats, techs, tecta, tehrs, terai, teras, terra, terrs, terts, testa, tetch, teths, tetra, tetri, thars, thats, theat, theca, theia, theic, their, theta, thirt, thrae, tiara, tiars, ticca, ticer, tices, tiers, tirer, tires, tirrs, tisar, tisic, titar, titch, titer, tithe, titis, trace, tract, trait, trash, trats, treas, treat, trest, triac, trias, trica, trice, trier, tries, trist, trite
4 Letter Words for Characteristic
aahs, acca, acce, acct, acer, aces, ache, acre, acta, acth, acts, ahas, aias, aire, airs, airt, aith, aits, arar, arca, arch, arcs, area, ares, aret, aria, aris, arri, arte, arts, asar, asci, asea, asia, asta, astr, atar, ates, atis, atta, atte, caca, cace, caci, caic, cair, care, carr, cars, cart, casa, case, cash, cast, cate, cath, cats, ceas, ceca, cera, cert, cest, ceti, chaa, chai, char, chas, chat, cher, chia, chic, chis, chit, cira, circ, cire, cisc, cist, cite, cits, cres, cric, cris, crit, crts, csch, each, ears, east, eath, eats, ecch, echt, eira, eras, erat, eria, eric, eris, errs, ersh, erst, erth, esca, etas, etat, etch, eths, etic, haar, haec, haes, hair, hait, hare, harr, hart, hast, hate, hats, hatt, hear, heat, heii, heir, hera, herr, hers, hert, hest, hets, hics, hies, hire, hist, hits, iaea, iare, icer, ices, ichs, ires, iris, isth, itai, itas, itch, iter, raca, race, rach, rahs, raia, rais, rait, rara, rare, rasa, rash, rast, rata, rate, rath, rats, rear, recs, rect, rehs, reit, rest, rets, rhea, rhet, rias, rice, rich, rier, ries, risc, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, ritt, saic, sair, sare, sari, sart, sata, sate, sati, scar, scat, scet, seah, sear, seat, sech, sect, seir, seit, serr, sert, seta, seth, sett, shea, sher, shet, shia, shir, shit, shri, sicc, sice, sich, sier, sire, siri, sita, site, sith, siti, srac, star, stat, ster, stet, stie, stir, stra, stre, taar, tace, tach, tact, taha, tahr, tais, tait, tara, tare, tari, tarr, tars, tart, tash, tate, tath, tats, tche, tchr, tear, teas, teat, teca, tech, tehr, tera, terr, test, teth, tets, thae, thai, thar, that, thea, thir, this, tiar, tice, tich, tics, tier, ties, tire, tirr, tite, titi, tits, trac, trah, trat, tres, tret, trie, trit, tshi, tsia
3 Letter Words for Characteristic
aah, aas, acc, ace, ach, act, aer, aes, aha, ahi, ahs, aia, air, ais, ait, ara, arc, are, arr, ars, art, ase, ash, ast, ate, att, cai, car, cat, cer, cha, che, chi, chs, cia, cie, cir, cis, cit, crc, crs, crt, csc, csi, cst, cte, ctr, cts, ear, eas, eat, ecc, ech, ect, ehs, eir, era, err, ers, ert, esc, esr, est, eta, etc, eth, hae, has, hat, hei, her, hes, het, hia, hic, hie, hir, his, hit, hrs, hts, iaa, ice, ich, ihi, ihs, ira, ire, irs, ise, ish, ist, ita, its, rah, rai, ras, rat, rct, rea, rec, reh, rei, res, rha, rhe, ria, rie, rit, rte, rti, saa, sac, sah, sai, sar, sat, sch, sci, scr, sct, sea, sec, sei, ser, set, sha, she, shi, shr, sht, sic, sie, sir, sit, sri, sta, str, taa, tai, tar, tas, tat, tch, tea, tec, ter, tes, tet, tha, the, tic, tie, tis, tit, tra, tri, trs, trt, tsh, tsi, tst
Definitions for Characteristic
[1] Also char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
[2] a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic.
[3] Mathematics . the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation. the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0.
[4] a distinguishing quality, attribute, or trait
[5] maths the integral part of a common logarithm, indicating the order of magnitude of the associated number the characteristic of 2.4771 is 2 Compare mantissa another name for exponent, used esp in number representation in computing
[6] indicative of a distinctive quality, etc; typical
Words related to Characteristic
innate, singular, distinctive, unique, peculiar, idiosyncratic, style, essence, tendency, nature, attribute, component, peculiarity, virtue, aspect, temperament, tone, flavor, quality, symptom
Words nearby Characteristic
character sketch, character study, character type, character witness, characterful, characteristic, characteristic curve, characteristic equation, characteristic function, characteristic polynomial, characteristic root
Origin of Characteristic
From the Greek word charaktēristikós, dating back to 1655–65. See character, -istic
Other words from Characteristic
char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly , adverb
non·char·ac·ter·is·tic , adjective
non·char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly , adverb
qua·si-char·ac·ter·is·tic , adjective
qua·si-char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly , adverb
un·char·ac·ter·is·tic , adjective
un·char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly , adverb
char′ac•ter•is′ tic adj.
Synonyms for Characteristic
distinctive, idiosyncratic, innate, peculiar, singular, unique, essential, exclusive, indicative, individual, local, native, normal, original, particular, personal, private, regular, representative, special, specific, appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, fixed, inborn, inbred, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, marked, proper, symbolic, symptomatic