The phrase "a trait for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a characteristic or quality that is associated with a particular skill, behavior, or tendency.
Example: "She has a trait for leadership that inspires her team to achieve their goals."
Alternatives: "a characteristic of" or "a quality of".
The long interludes of melancholia have been dismissed by many (male) critics as merely insufferable moping – a trait for which actress Kristen Stewart has been merrily mocked.
And accessible, a trait for which I, a reader whose literary brain is not of the brightest wattage, was always grateful.
Another method, known as selective breeding, evaluates genetic involvement by attempting to breed for high and low extremes of a trait for several generations.
Alternatively, if we all had perfect pitch (a trait for which there is a rather simple genetic cause), we might invent some radical new forms of making music or, at least, destablise the dominance of certain musical genres, as the value of a perfect voice will be diminished.
Any evolutionary process that involves co-opting a trait for a new function results in an exaptation.
The last response could fit the category of "functional explanations" as well an individual has a trait for the function it serves.
He was immodest about his failures and modest about his successes, which is a healthy trait for a writer and probably a healthy trait for life.
Ambivalence can be a deadly trait for a presidential contender, but Huckabee would bring many advantages to a 2012 Republican race with no dominant frontrunner.
Recall that query ("Is she ever going to answer a tough question on anything?"), and the way Todd described it as a disqualifying trait for a Senate candidate.
"It's a fantastic trait for a weed to have.
Not everyone thought that being peace-loving was a favorable trait for a President.
