Hi, Very, very broadly speaking, here's the idea. characteristics - ways that make something distinctive, ways an observer can identify it eg Clive has a face like a movie star nature - a thing's deeper, more innate character. This includes features that may not be so obvious to an observer eg Clive is extremely modest Clive
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