Word Meaning

attribute definition and meaning

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. 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. A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
n. Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.

Crossword clues for attribute

- A characteristic
- Characteristic
- Characteristic of a third-rate tribute
- Distinctive feature
- Give out
- Quality of a person