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attributes

The correct spelling is attributes.

How to pronounce attributes

noun

Say it like: Att-rib-ute-s

The correct spelling is attributes. A characteristic or quality of a thing. For example: "His finest attribute is his kindness."

Usage Examples

His finest attribute is his kindness.

In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A characteristic or quality of a thing.
  2. 2.(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.
  3. 3.That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
  4. 4.An option or setting belonging to some object.
  5. 5.A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.

verb

  1. 1.To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
  2. 2.To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

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