ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ ˈkæɹəktə ˈfiːtʃə ˈfitʃɚ ˈlɪ.nɪə.mənt ˈkwɒlɪti ˈkwɑləti the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin an expression of pleasure crossed his features his lineaments were very regular a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something each town has a quality all its own the radical character of our demands