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attribute

UK
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
US
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/

Translations

attributenoun
attributes
pl
UK
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
US
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
(homograph)
Patience is an important attribute for a teacher.
La patience est un attribut important pour un enseignant.
attributInformatique.
The database administrator added a new attribute to the customer records to store their email addresses.
L’administrateur de base de données a ajouté un nouvel attribut aux fiches clients pour y stocker leurs adresses e-mail.
Additional translations
attributArt, iconographie.
Synonyms
characteristic
quality
factor
element
property
aspect
feature
trait
attributeverb
attributed
Past Simple
attributed
Past Participle
attributing
Gerund
UK
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
US
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
(homograph)
attribuerSpécialement pour une œuvre, une remarque ou une citation.
The painting was attributed to a famous artist from the Renaissance period.
Le tableau a été attribué à un célèbre artiste de la Renaissance.
She attributes her success to hard work and determination.
Elle attribue son succès au travail acharné et à la détermination.
Synonyms
assign
credit
impute
refer
ascribe
Antonyms
deny
disavow
disclaim
reject
disown
dissociate
attributeadjective
UK
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
US
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
Used attributively before another noun, especially in computing/technical contexts (e.g., "attribute name").
attributifGrammaire, informatique.
Enter the attribute name in the first column.
Saisissez le nom attributif dans la première colonne.
Synonyms
attributive
attributable
descriptive
characteristic
qualifying
ascriptive
indicative

Definitions

attributenoun
A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.
Patience is an important attribute for a teacher.
A piece of information that determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a computer program.
The database administrator added a new attribute to the customer records to store their email addresses.
In art or iconography, a symbolic object or emblem associated with and helping to identify a figure such as a saint or deity.
The thunderbolt is an attribute of Zeus in classical art.
attributeverb
To regard something as being caused by someone or something.
She attributes her success to hard work and determination.
To ascribe a work or remark to a particular author, artist, or speaker.
The painting was attributed to a famous artist from the Renaissance period.
attributeadjective
Designating or relating to an attribute; placed before another noun to indicate that the modified noun is itself an attribute, especially in computing.
Enter the attribute name in the first column.
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