Definition of attribute
- v. t. - To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or
appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to
assign; to consider as belonging (to).
- n. - That which is attributed; a quality which is considered
as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or
necessary property or characteristic.
- n. - Reputation.
- n. - A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity,
added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of
Hercules.
- n. - Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive
adjunct or adjective.
- v. t. - To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or
appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to
assign; to consider as belonging (to).
- n. - That which is attributed; a quality which is considered
as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or
necessary property or characteristic.
- n. - Reputation.
- n. - A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity,
added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of
Hercules.
- n. - Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive
adjunct or adjective.