feature

[ fee-cher ]

/ ˈfi tʃər /

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noun

a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.

something offered as a special attraction: This model has several added features.

Also called feature film. the main motion picture in a movie program: What time is the feature?

any part of the face, as the nose, chin, or eyes: prominent features.

features, the face; countenance: to compose one's features for the photographers.

the form or cast of the face: delicate of feature.

a column, cartoon, etc., appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine.

feature story.

Archaic. make, form, or shape.

verb (used with object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.

to be a feature or distinctive mark of: It was industrial expansion that featured the last century.

to make a feature of; give prominence to: to feature a story or picture in a newspaper.

to delineate the main characteristics of; depict; outline.

Informal. to conceive of; imagine; fancy: He couldn't quite feature himself as a bank president.

Older Use. to resemble in features; favor.

verb (used without object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.

to play a major part.

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Origin of feature

1350–1400; 1905–10 for def 3; Middle English feture < Anglo-French, Middle French faiture < Latin factūra a making. See fact, -ure

SYNONYMS FOR feature

1 Feature, characteristic, peculiarity refer to a distinctive trait of an individual or of a class. Feature suggests an outstanding or marked property that attracts attention: Complete harmony was a feature of the convention. Characteristic means a distinguishing mark or quality (or one of such) always associated in one's mind with a particular person or thing: Defiance is one of his characteristics. Peculiarity means that distinct or unusual characteristic that marks off an individual in the class to which he, she, or it belongs: A blue-black tongue is a peculiarity of the chow chow.

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OTHER WORDS FROM feature

trans·fea·ture, verb (used with object), trans·fea·tured, trans·fea·tur·ing.un·der·fea·ture, noun

Words nearby feature

feathers, featherstitch, featherweight, feathery, featly, feature, feature story, feature-length, featured, featureless, feaze

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British Dictionary definitions for featuring

feature

/ (ˈfiːtʃə) /

noun

any one of the parts of the face, such as the nose, chin, or mouth

a prominent or distinctive part or aspect, as of a landscape, building, book, etc

the principal film in a programme at a cinema

an item or article appearing regularly in a newspaper, magazine, etca gardening feature

Also called: feature story a prominent story in a newspaper, etca feature on prison reform

a programme given special prominence on radio or television as indicated by attendant publicity

an article offered for sale as a special attraction, as in a large retail establishment

archaic general form or make-up

linguistics a quality of a linguistic unit at some level of descriptiongrammatical feature; semantic feature

verb

(tr) to have as a feature or make a feature of

to give prominence to (an actor, famous event, etc) in a film or (of an actor, etc) to have prominence in a film

(tr) US informal to imagine; considerI can't feature that happening

Word Origin for feature

C14: from Anglo-French feture, from Latin factūra a making, from facere to make

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verb (used without object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.

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