feature
[ fee-cher ]
/ ˈfi tʃər /
noun
verb (used with object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.
to play a major part.
Origin of feature
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM feature
trans·fea·ture, verb (used with object), trans·fea·tured, trans·fea·tur·ing. un·der·fea·ture, nounWords nearby feature
feathers,
featherstitch,
featherweight,
feathery,
featly,
feature,
feature story,
feature-length,
featured,
featureless,
feaze
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British Dictionary definitions for features
feature
/ (ˈfiːtʃə) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for feature
C14: from Anglo-French
feture, from Latin
factūra a making, from
facere to make