feature — a distinctive attribute or aspect of something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a distinctive attribute or aspect of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfiːtʃər/
Example Sentences
- My phone's best feature is that it never runs out of battery... in my dreams!
- The restaurant features live music every Friday night.
- His most attractive feature is his sense of humor.
feature
NOUN[/ˈfiːtʃər/]
a distinctive attribute or aspect of something
It was one small feature — but removing it broke everything users loved about it.
A FEAT worth featuring — the feature that defines the whole performance. (A FEAT is an impressive achievement — something worth featuring → A FEATURE is what gets featured because it's a FEAT)
Every creature has a feature — the best ones become the teacher.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'feature' meaning 'form' or 'shape', derived from Latin 'factura' meaning 'a making' or 'formation', from the verb 'facere' meaning 'to make' or 'to do'.
Breakdown
fac- (make, do) + -ture (noun suffix indicating result or action) = feature (a distinctive characteristic or aspect of something)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
“The key feature of this app is voice recognition.”
“The car has many special features for safety.”
“His first feature film won several awards.”
“She wrote a feature story about local artists.”
“The twins have similar facial features.”
📝Examples
“My phone's best feature is that it never runs out of battery... in my dreams!”
“The restaurant features live music every Friday night.”
“His most attractive feature is his sense of humor.”
“The new software features an AI that's smarter than my little brother... which isn't saying much!”
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