Meaning of attribute in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A characteristic or quality of a thing.

  Example: His finest attribute is his kindness.

• (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".

• That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.

• An option or setting belonging to some object.

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

• A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.

  Example: Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.

• A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.

verb

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

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

  Example: This poem is attributed to Browning.