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Meaning of attributes

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

attributes

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.

    Example: His finest attribute is his kindness.

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

    Example: 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.

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.

  2. To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

    Example: This poem is attributed to Browning.