English Explanatory Dictionary

attribute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
verb
  1. To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.; to affix.
  2. To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

Pronunciation

/ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/ ătʹrĭ-byo͞ot' /ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/ en-us-attribute-noun.ogg /əˈtɹɪb.juːt/ ə-trĭbʹyo͞ot' /əˈtɹɪbˌjut/ en-us-attribute-verb.ogg

Word forms

attribute attributes attributing attributed no-table-tags glossary attributest attributedst attributeth

Etymology

From Latin attributus.

Synonyms

qualifier refer lay impute accredit ascribe attach attribute chalk up to charge draw put down to repose

Related words

attributive

Derived words

attributal attributeless attributeness attribute-oriented deattribute multiattribute overattribute relational attribute subattribute underattribute attributability attributable attributed arms attributee attributer attribution misattribute reattribute unattributability
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