attribute
/ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
noun
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
noun
That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
Example Sentences
- "His finest attribute is his kindness."
- "The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove."
- "This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero."
- "A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten."
- "Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used."
- "This attribute is used to declare in metadata that the attributed method or class requires SocketPermission of the declared form."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin attributus.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/
- British English: /ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
attributes (plural)
attributes (present, singular)
attributing (participle, present)
attributed (participle, past)
attributed (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
attributed (first person, past)
attributest (archaic, present)
attributed (past, second person)
attributedst (archaic, past)
attributeth (archaic, present)