Attribute

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Attribute

noun

  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.

    "His finest attribute is his kindness."

  2. (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.

    "In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket"."

  3. That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
  4. An option or setting belonging to some object.

    "A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten."

  5. A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.

    "Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used."

verb

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

    "This poem is attributed to Browning."

Anagrams of Attribute

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