- (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.) A conventional symbol of office, character or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
- (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.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "attribute" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/attribute/definitions/1977012> |