- a quality or feature of somebody/something
- Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher.
- The most basic attribute of all animals is consciousness.
Extra Examples- His physical attributes were much admired.
- He lists the ten most important attributes of a good school.
- In modern society, the positive attributes of age are often ignored.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- great
- key
- …
- embody
- have
- possess
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.
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