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- DictionaryAt·trib·ute
verb
- 1. regard something as being caused by (someone or something): "he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director"
noun
- 1. a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: "flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of our army"
- 2. a piece of information which determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display.
1. /ˈætrəˌbjut/ a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity. 2. /əˈtrɪbyut/ explain or regard as resulting from a particular cause. IPA guide. Other forms: attributed; attributes; attributing. An attribute is a quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other thing.
Attribute definition: to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to). See examples of ATTRIBUTE used in a sentence.
Definition of attribute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has. Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour. He has every attribute you could want and could play for any team.
ATTRIBUTE definition: a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: . Learn more.
attribute. vb. (usually foll by: to) to regard as belonging (to), produced (by), or resulting (from); ascribe (to): to attribute a painting to Picasso. n. 1. a property, quality, or feature belonging to or representative of a person or thing. 2. an object accepted as belonging to a particular office or position. 3. (Grammar) grammar.
noun. something attributed as belonging to a person, thing, group, etc.; a quality, character, characteristic, or property: Sensitivity is one of his attributes. something used as a symbol of a particular person, office, or status: A scepter is one of the attributes of a king.
