🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Persönlichkeitsmerkmal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁˈzœn.lɪç.kaɪtsˌmɛʁ.kmaːl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Personality-trait/ˌpɜːr.sənˈæl.ə.ti treɪt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Geduld ist ein bewundernswertes Persönlichkeitsmerkmal."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An enduring pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that is relatively consistent across different situations and over time.

    "Extraversion is widely considered a fundamental personality-trait that influences social interactions."
  2. 2

    A distinguishing quality or characteristic that belongs to a person's individual psychological makeup.

    "Empathy is a desirable personality-trait in leadership roles."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'personality', derived from the Latin 'personalitas' (referring to the mask worn by actors or the quality of being a person), with 'trait', originating from the Latin 'tractus' via Old French meaning a line, stroke, or distinguishing feature. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern psychological discourse during the 20th century to describe enduring patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.

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