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badge vs characteristic

characteristic vs badge

badge and characteristic both are nouns.

badge is not an adjective while characteristic is an adjective.

badge is a verb but characteristic is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
badge Yes No Yes No
characteristic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of badge; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than badge:
  • badge: any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
  • characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
Other hypernyms of badge include feature.
badge (noun) characteristic (noun)
any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
badge (adjective) characteristic (adjective)
typical or distinctive
badge (verb) characteristic (verb)
put a badge on
Difference between badge and characteristic

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