Attribute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹmˈɛlə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatɹɪbjˌuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatɹɪbjˌuːt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹmˈɛlə/.

Examples

self-confidence is not an endearing property
We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
People impute great cleverness to cats

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

property ascribe impute assign dimension

Parts of Speech

noun	a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished “self-confidence is not an endearing property”
noun	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
verb	attribute or credit to “We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare”
verb	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme “The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class”

Word Forms

imputation	noun	the attribution to a source or cause
ascribable	adjective	capable of being assigned or credited to
ascription	noun	assigning to a cause or source
attributable	adjective	capable of being attributed
assignment	noun	the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
attribution	noun	assigning to a cause or source

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Attribut

ein Konstrukt, mit dem Objekte oder Individuen unterschieden werden können

🇫🇷French

attribut

une construction par laquelle des objets ou des individus peuvent être distingués

🇪🇸Spanish

atributo

Una construcción mediante la cual se pueden distinguir objetos o individuos.

🇮🇹Italian

attributo

un costrutto mediante il quale è possibile distinguere oggetti o individui

🇳🇱Dutch

attribuut

een constructie waarbij objecten of individuen kunnen worden onderscheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

atributo

uma construção pela qual objetos ou indivíduos podem ser distinguidos

🇷🇺Russian

атрибут

конструкция, с помощью которой можно различать объекты или людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुण

एक ऐसा निर्माण जिससे वस्तुओं या व्यक्तियों को अलग किया जा सके

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈশিষ্ট্য

একটি নির্মাণ যার মাধ্যমে বস্তু বা ব্যক্তিকে আলাদা করা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பண்பு

பொருள்கள் அல்லது தனிநபர்களை வேறுபடுத்திக் காட்டக்கூடிய ஒரு கட்டுமானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుణం

వస్తువులు లేదా వ్యక్తులను వేరు చేయగల నిర్మాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषता

एक रचना ज्याद्वारे वस्तू किंवा व्यक्ती ओळखल्या जाऊ शकतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

લક્ષણ

એક રચના જેમાં વસ્તુઓ અથવા વ્યક્તિઓને ઓળખી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്

വസ്തുക്കളെയോ വ്യക്തികളെയോ വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു നിർമ്മാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉਸਾਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وصف

ایک ایسی تعمیر جس کے ذریعے اشیاء یا افراد کی تمیز کی جا سکے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

属性

可以区分物体或个体的构造

🇯🇵Japanese

属性

物体または個人を区別できる構造

🇰🇷Korean

기인하다

사물이나 개인을 구별할 수 있는 구성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuộc tính

một cấu trúc trong đó các đối tượng hoặc cá nhân có thể được phân biệt

🇹🇭Thai

คุณลักษณะ

โครงสร้างที่สามารถแยกแยะวัตถุหรือบุคคลได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

atribut

sebuah konstruksi dimana objek atau individu dapat dibedakan

🇵🇭Filipino

katangian

isang konstruksyon kung saan ang mga bagay o indibidwal ay maaaring makilala

🇲🇾Malay

atribut

satu konstruk di mana objek atau individu boleh dibezakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصف

بناء يمكن من خلاله تمييز الأشياء أو الأفراد

🇮🇷Persian

ویژگی

ساختاری که به موجب آن اشیاء یا افراد را می توان متمایز کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlanmak

nesnelerin veya bireylerin ayırt edilebildiği bir yapı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְכוּנָה

מבנה לפיו ניתן להבחין בין אובייקטים או פרטים

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The primary meaning of 'attribute' is 'a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished'.

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Using 'attribute' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'attribute' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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