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attribute

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noun

at·​tri·​bute ˈa-trə-ˌbyüt How to pronounce attribute (audio)
1
: a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
has leadership attributes
2
: an object closely associated with or belonging to a specific person, thing, or office
a scepter is the attribute of power
especially : such an object used for identification in painting or sculpture
3
grammar : a word ascribing a quality
especially : adjective

attribute

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verb

at·​trib·​ute ə-ˈtri-ˌbyüt How to pronounce attribute (audio)
-byət
attributed; attributing

transitive verb

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
b
: to reckon as made or originated in an indicated fashion
attributed the invention to a Russian
c
: classify, designate
attributable
ə-ˈtri-byü-tə-bəl How to pronounce attribute (audio)
-byə-
adjective

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Attribute means something rather similar to "pay tribute". So, for example, an award winner who pays tribute to an inspiring professor is, in a sense, attributing her success to the professor. Though if you attribute your fear of dogs to an incident in your childhood, you're not exactly praising the nasty dog that bit you way back when. The second sense of attribute is slightly different: If you attribute bad motives to a politician, it means you think he or she is doing things for the wrong reasons (even if you don't have any proof). When attribute is accented on its first syllable, it's being used as a noun, usually as a synonym for quality. So, for instance, you may believe that an even temper is an attribute of the best presidents, or that cheerfulness is your spouse's best attribute.

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

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Noun

quality, property, character, attribute mean an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified.

quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic.

material with a silky quality

property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species.

the property of not conducting heat

character applies to a peculiar and distinctive quality of a thing or a class.

remarks of an unseemly character

attribute implies a quality ascribed to a thing or a being.

the attributes of a military hero

Verb

ascribe, attribute, assign, impute, credit mean to lay something to the account of a person or thing.

ascribe suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship.

forged paintings formerly ascribed to masters

attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe, less definiteness than assign.

attributed to Rembrandt but possibly done by an associate

assign implies ascribing with certainty or after deliberation.

assigned the bones to the Cretaceous period

impute suggests ascribing something that brings discredit by way of accusation or blame.

tried to impute sinister motives to my actions

credit implies ascribing a thing or especially an action to a person or other thing as its agent, source, or explanation.

credited his teammates for his success

Example Sentences

Noun The interviewer asked me what I consider to be my best attribute. Both candidates possess the attributes we want in a leader. Verb attributed the quick rescue to the well-trained police force a psychotherapist who's a little too quick to attribute every emotional problem or character defect to an unhappy childhood
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Existing mountain trail infrastructure would remain and mountain biking and hiking would be an attribute of the property, neighborhood and community, according to the development website. Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 3 July 2022 That attribute and the ability to extend plays with his scrambling ability has drawn some comparisons to the skill set of Daniels. Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 The fibers saturate quickly, and your top just clings to you, eliminating the breathability that’s usually a top merino attribute. Scott Douglas, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2022 The latter attribute bodes particularly well as consumers start to trade down. Alicia Kelso, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 It was long thought that Whiting’s best attribute would be recruiting, coming from the high school and AAU ranks. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2022 And now, the single most important attribute being prioritized in corporate board director searches is racial and ethnic diversity according to PwC's 2021 Annual Corporate Directors Survey. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Another crucial attribute to this technology is providing seamless opportunities to be connected to family, friends, and loved ones outside of the community. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 Such capability is another attribute of the metaverse of planning, where the digital iteration is monitoring the changes in the behavior of the physical one and either adapting them or correcting them. Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes, 12 July 2022
Verb
Studios sources and box office analysts attribute the slowdown to a dearth of new releases as Hollywood grapples with supply-chain issues. Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 Experts also attribute China’s falling birth rates, at least partly, to a desire among Chinese women to avoid the government and societal pressures to have children. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 The authors attribute this problem in part to the profit fees paid by winning bettors, which reduce the incentive for traders to arbitrage between contracts and improve their accuracy. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 8 Aug. 2022 Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker Parker and Broderick (pictured here in 1993) attribute their marital success to privacy. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 Experts attribute the difference to variations in weather, vegetation and topography. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 Many veterans attribute health problems that arose later, such as cancer and respiratory illness, to exposure to chemicals released into the air via these fires. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 July 2022 Yemen experts attribute the truce, first announced in April and extended for another two months in June, to Saudi Arabia’s changing calculations as well as those of the Houthis, who struggled before the truce to capture the strategic city of Marib. Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 The authors attribute that to the child tax credit. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Latin attributus, past participle of attribuere to attribute, from ad- + tribuere to bestow — more at tribute

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of attribute was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing attribute

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