| noun | a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something “each town has a quality all its own” |
| noun | the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin “an expression of pleasure crossed his features” |
| qualify | verb | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of |
| characteristic | adjective | typical or distinctive |
| characterize | verb | be characteristic of |
| characterise | verb | be characteristic of |
| feature | verb | have as a feature |