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1attribute — I. v. a. Ascribe, assign, refer, impute, consider as due. II. n. 1. Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity, mark, note, predicate. 2. (Fine Arts.) Symbol, characteristic symbol, concomitant sign, attendant designating figure or object …
2quality — [n1] characteristic, feature affection, affirmation, aspect, attribute, character, condition, constitution, description, element, endowment, essence, factor, genius, individuality, kind, make, mark, name of tune*, nature, nature of beast*,… …
3quality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attribute, property; excellence; trait, characteristic; status, brand, grade; nobility, gentility. See attribution, feeling, intrinsic, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A characteristic] Syn.… …
4attribute — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quality, trait, property; see characteristic , quality 1 . See Synonym Study at quality . v. Syn. ascribe, credit, impute, assign, refer to, trace to, connect, give credit, accredit, associate, attach, put down to, set down …
5attribute — 1. verb they attributed their success to him Syn: ascribe to, assign to, accredit to, credit to, impute to; put down to, chalk up to; hold responsible for, blame on, pin on; connect with, associate with 2. noun 1) he has all the attributes of a… …
6attribute — v 1.Usu. attribute to ascribe, assign, credit, accredit, give credit for, put down, chalk up to or with; impute, charge with, lay on, blame, accuse. 2. associate, connect, link, tie in, couple, match or pair up, relate, think of together,… …
7quality — qual·i·ty n pl ties 1: a special, distinctive, or essential character: as a: a character, position, or role assumed those acts of ownership, which the person called to the succession can only do in quality of heir Louisiana Civil Code b: the… …
8quality — 1 Quality, property, character, attribute, accidentall denote one of the intelligible marks or indications by means of which a thing may be identified or its constitution be understood. Quality is the term of widest application and may designate… …
9characteristic — I noun aspect, attribute, cast, constitution, differentia, differential, distinction, distinctive feature, distinguishing trait, essence, essential part, feature, humor, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, immanence, inclination, individuality, inherence,… …
10attribute — I verb accredit with, adsignare, ascribe, assign, charge with, connect with, consider as belonging to, impute, point to, predicate, set down to, tribuere associated concepts: attribute a cause to an individual II index ascribe …
