feature
English meaning: Feature
Definition
One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
Example
“The phone's best feature is its long battery life.”
Another example: “Her delicate features were captured perfectly in the portrait.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A neutral noun for a distinctive attribute ('a key feature'), a facial part ('fine features'), a special article or film ('a feature film', 'a magazine feature'). Also a verb ('the film features'). Common across everyday, media, and technical registers.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'faiture' ('form, fashioning'), from Latin 'factura' ('a making'), from 'facere' ('to make'), in English from the 14th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- miss
- lack
Related Words
- prominently
- film
- animation
- starring
- documentary
- screenplay
- animated
- directed
Common Collocations
- key feature
- feature film
- special feature
- distinctive feature
- feature article
Word Forms
feature (n); features (pl); feature (v); featured; featuring
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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