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1. : to explain (something) by indicating a cause. He attributed his success to hard work. 2. a. : to regard as a characteristic of a person or thing. should not attribute adult reasoning to children.
Attributes are labels that can be used to describe people, places, things, animals, events and other entities. In the case of people, these are usually abstract concepts that explain the personality, behavior and potential of individuals.
a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature: Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old. She has the physical attributes to become a championship swimmer. (Definition of attribute from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An attribute is a quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other thing. Your best attribute might be your willingness to help others, like when you stopped traffic so the duck family could cross the street.
Some common synonyms of attribute are ascribe, assign, credit, and impute. While all these words mean "to lay something to the account of a person or thing," attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe, less definiteness than assign.
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.
a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature: Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old. She has the physical attributes to become a championship swimmer. (Definition of attribute from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. the plural of attribute. Discover More. Example Sentences. The Facebook co-founder and his politically ambitious husband embodied all the attributes of a bona fide “gay power couple.” From The Daily Beast. This uniqueness is a trait that she attributes to her early success as a dominatrix. From The Daily Beast.
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. Synonyms: quality, point, mark, sign More Synonyms of attribute. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing. She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck. The power failure was attributed to the recent storms and high winds.