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attributes

attributes is the plural of attribute.

attributes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of attribute.

Meaning of attribute

Noun

attribute (plural attributes)

  1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.
    • His finest attribute is his kindness.
  2. An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
    • The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove.
  3. A word that qualifies a noun.
    Synonyms:
    qualifier
  4. That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
  5. (object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
    • This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.
  6. A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
    • Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.

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Phrases with attributes

Questions about attributes

What is attributes the plural of?
Attributes is the plural of attribute.

Words near attributes in the dictionary

  1. attributeless
  2. attributelessness
  3. attributeness
  4. attributer
  5. attributers
  6. attributes
  7. attributest
  8. attributeth
  9. attributing
  10. attribution
  11. attribution theories

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