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Showing words for CHARACTERISTIC using the English dictionary

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