earmark vs characteristic

characteristic vs earmark

earmark and characteristic both are nouns.

earmark is not an adjective while characteristic is an adjective.

earmark is a verb but characteristic is not a verb.

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

As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of earmark; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than earmark:

earmark: a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something
characteristic: a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

earmark (noun)	characteristic (noun)
a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something	a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal	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

earmark (adjective)	characteristic (adjective)
	typical or distinctive

earmark (verb)	characteristic (verb)
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Difference between earmark and characteristic

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