FEATURE

feature

(noun) an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles

feature, lineament

(noun) the characteristic parts of a person’s face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; “an expression of pleasure crossed his features”; “his lineaments were very regular”

feature, characteristic

(noun) a prominent attribute or aspect of something; “the map showed roads and other features”; “generosity is one of his best characteristics”

feature, feature article

(noun) a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; “they ran a feature on retirement planning”

feature, feature film

(noun) the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; “the feature tonight is ‘Casablanca’”

have, feature

(verb) have as a feature; “This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France”

sport, feature, boast

(verb) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; “she was sporting a new hat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

feature (plural features)

(obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.

An important or main item.

(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.

Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).

(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.

The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.

(archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.

(engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.

(statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed.

(music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.

(linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.

Hyponyms: gender, number, person, tense

Synonyms

• See also characteristic

Verb

feature (third-person singular simple present features, present participle featuring, simple past and past participle featured)

(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

(transitive) To star, to contain.

(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.

(transitive, dated) To have features resembling.

• Sunday. Reading for the Young (page 219)

Source: Wiktionary

Fea"ture, n. Etym: [OE. feture form, shape, feature, OF. faiture fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making, formation, fr. facere, factum, to make. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Facture.]

1. The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance. What needeth it his feature to descrive Chaucer. Cheated of feature by dissembling nature. Shak.

2. The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance. It is for homely features to keep home. Milton.

3. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape. And to her service bind each living creature Through secret understanding of their feature. Spenser.

4. A form; a shape. [R.] So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

FEATURE

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