Synonyms:
property, attribute, dimension
Meaning: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
Synonyms:
attribute
Meaning: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
Meaning: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
Usage examples
An attribute beloved of detected offenders.
To this I attribute my own unfortunate success.
These tastes I attribute largely to my sedentary life.
Indeed, we have every reason to attribute the more normal and deeper sleep to the child.
Besides his marksmanship the Kid had another attribute for which he admired himself greatly.
attribute them to himself, or think them his own more than the actions of any other men that ever existed?
But movement of this kind is an attribute of the firmament, and we read that the firmament was made on the second day.
SOCRATES: Then, Ion, I shall assume the nobler alternative; and attribute to you in your praises of Homer inspiration, and not art.
But a speaker who can certainly be made amenable to authority for vilipending in debate the heart of any specified opponent, may with safety attribute all manner of ill to the agglomerated hearts of a party.
As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection of me, I shall choose to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females."