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attribute
Meaning: a quality or characteristic of someone or something
attribute in a sentence
How attribute is used in real sentences:
Patience is a useful attribute in a tutor.
The committee valued patience as an important attribute in a leader.
“Students decided that patience was an important attribute of a careful listener.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for attribute
Other words for attribute — trait, quality and characteristic — carry the same meaning.
- trait
- quality
- characteristic
Where it comes from
From Latin attribuere, meaning 'to assign' or 'bestow.'
Memory hook
An attribute is a trait you attribute to someone or something.