attributes
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Definitions
noun
- A characteristic or quality of a thing.βHis finest attribute is his kindness.β
- (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.βIn the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".β
- That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
- An option or setting belonging to some object.βA file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.β
verb
- To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
- To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.βThis poem is attributed to Browning.β
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Synonyms
ascribeimputeassignpropertydimensionadjectivesadvantagesallocatesallotsascribesaspectsassetsassignsattachesattributionsawards