attribute

Meaning

Noun

1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.
2. An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
3. A word that qualifies a noun.
4. That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
5. An option or setting belonging to some object.
6. A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
7. (dated) A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.

Verb

1. (transitive) To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.; to affix.
2. (transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

Synonyms

characteristic

ascribe

quality

property

feature

impute

assign

trait

credit

character

nature

mark

blame

beneficiary

emblem

add

flag

hallmark

sign

symbol

refer

calibre

performance

put

attach

allege

Arg2

modifier

epithet

disposition

dimension

designate

accredit

indirect object

instrument

peculiarity

lay

condition

complement

badge

classify

circumstances

backbite

charge

give back

gentility

characterization

appanage

figure

cause

Translations

attribut

atributo

Attribut

attributo

atributo

attribuer

atribuir

eigenschap

Eigenschaft

qualità

attribuire

attribuut

Merkmal

atribut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/

Etymology

From Latin attributus past participle of attribuere.

Sentences

Some folk traditions assign a different attribute to each leaf of a clover .