Attribute
A quality or feature belonging to someone or something that helps describe or identify them.
nounAttribute
A quality or feature belonging to someone or something that helps describe or identify them.
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Imagine This
Imagine a profile card listing a person's attributes: honesty, courage, and curiosity, each shown as a glowing badge that, when tapped, reveals a short story illustrating the trait.
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Sounds Like
AT-ri-byoot
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Looks Like
trait, quality
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Remember This
Attribute can also be a verb meaning to ascribe something to someone or something. Remember the noun vs. verb distinction.
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Other Forms
attributionnoun
attributesnoun
attributableadjective
attributeverb
attributingverb
attributedverb
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Connect With
trait, quality, characteristic, feature; to attribute (verb) means to ascribe
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Note
Use attribute to refer to a characteristic or quality. Do not confuse with the verb form attribute (to ascribe) in contexts describing causes or origins.