The Facebook co-founder and his politically ambitious husband embodied all the attributes of a bona fide “gay power couple.”
This uniqueness is a trait that she attributes to her early success as a dominatrix.
He dubbed it Nupedia, and it had two attributes: it would be written by volunteers, and it would be free.
But the school has other attributes that may have appealed to the Koch group.
He attributes it, in part, to a growing partisan split among voters.
But that is one of the attributes of Mr. Gladstone which endear him so much to his party.
With what warmth of benevolence—how should he be otherwise than warm in any of his attributes?
Deep were my musings, as to the race and attributes of that ethereal being.
Borrowed help has the awkwardness which Emerson attributes to borrowed thoughts.
Its attributes of youth are the activity and eager life with which it is redundant.
"qualities belonging to someone or something," c.1600; see attribute (n.).
late 14c., "assign, bestow," from Latin attributus, past participle of attribuere "assign to, add, bestow;" figuratively "to attribute, ascribe, impute," from ad- "to" + tribuere "assign, give, bestow" (see tribute). Related: Attributed; attributing.
"quality ascribed to someone," late 14c., from Latin attributum "anything attributed," noun use of neuter of attributus (see attribute (v.)). Distinguished from the verb by pronunciation.