attribute

5 definitions • 9 examples

a quality or characteristic that someone or something has:

Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager.

a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature:

Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old.

She has the physical attributes to become a championship swimmer.

a quality or characteristic that someone or something has:

a key/essential attribute A key attribute of the new service will be flexibility.

Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager.

What are the skills and personal attributes needed for success?

a positive/negative attribute

to say or think that something is the result of a particular thing:

attribute sth to sth Her success can be attributed to three main factors.

to say that a particular person was the first person to say something, do something, invent something, etc.:

attribute sth to sb This idea has long been attributed to Keynes, but in fact he was not the first to think of it.