characteristic vs attraction

attraction vs characteristic

characteristic and attraction both are nouns.

characteristic is an adjective but attraction is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No
attraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attraction is a hyponym of characteristic; that is, attraction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than characteristic:

characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
attraction: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

Other hyponyms of characteristic include sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic, invariant, aspect, facet, attracter, attractive feature, attractor, magnet, badge, centerpiece, centrepiece, contour, excellence, excellency, external, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity, safety feature.

characteristic (noun)	attraction (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something	the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions	a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
a prominent attribute or aspect of something	an entertainment that is offered to the public
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2	an entertainer who attracts large audiences
	the force by which one object attracts another

characteristic (adjective)	attraction (adjective)
typical or distinctive

Difference between characteristic and attraction

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.