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characteristic vs facet

facet vs characteristic

characteristic and facet both are nouns.

characteristic is an adjective but facet is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
characteristic Yes Yes No No
facet Yes No No No
As nouns, facet is a hyponym of characteristic; that is, facet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than characteristic:
  • characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  • facet: a distinct feature or element in a problem
Other hyponyms of characteristic include sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic, invariant, aspect, attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet, badge, centerpiece, centrepiece, contour, excellence, excellency, external, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity, safety feature.
characteristic (noun) facet (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something a distinct feature or element in a problem
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
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
characteristic (adjective) facet (adjective)
typical or distinctive
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