attribute
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
Example
“His finest attribute is his kindness.”
Other meanings
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
“The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove.”
A word that qualifies a noun.
Related words
- attributeless
- attribute-oriented
- attributeness
- overattribute
- relational attribute
- underattribute
- attributal
- deattribute
- multiattribute
- subattribute
- attribute-oriented programming
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “attribute” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.