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fea·ture (fē′c̸hər)

noun

    1. Archaic the make, shape, form, or appearance of a person or thing
    2. Obsolete attractive appearance; physical beauty
    1. the form or look of the face; facial appearance
    2. any of the parts of the face, as the eyes, nose, mouth, etc.
  3. a distinct or outstanding part, quality, or characteristic of something
  4. ☆ a prominently displayed or publicized attraction, as at an entertainment or sale
  5. ☆ a special story, article, etc. in a newspaper or magazine, often prominently displayed
  6. ☆ a film, usually fictional, running more than 34 minutes, esp. as the main presentation in a theater

Etymology: ME feture < OFr faiture < L factura, a making, formation < pp. of facere, to make, do

transitive verb featured -·tured, featuring -·tur·ing

  1. ☆ to give prominence to; make a feature of
  2. to sketch or show the features of
  3. to be a feature of
  4. ☆ Slang to conceive of; imagine
  5. Dialectal to look like; favor

intransitive verb

to have a prominent part

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feature Synonyms

feature

n.

  1. Anything calculated to attract interest

    highlight, main attraction, main item, innovation, prominent part, drawing card, specialty, special attraction, featured attraction, high point, peculiarity, focus, main event.

  2. Special matter published in a newspaper

    article, comment, story, piece, column, editorial, letters to the editor, Op-Ed piece, humor, cartoon, comics, opinion, feature story, leading article, leader, biography, fiction, serial, background, art, human interest, gossip, pix*.

  3. A salient quality

    point, peculiarity, trait, hallmark; see characteristic.


feature

v.

highlight, stress, play up, star; see emphasize.


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feature Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • incorporate: This service will also utilize comprehensive speech recognition for the first time and will also incorporate features such as Call Return.

Adjective modifier

  • advanced: The visually appealing R has more advanced features than other machines of the same genre.

Modifies a noun

  • fireplace: Designed in rustic style with a welcoming feature fireplace, it has the homely charm and character of an English Inn.

Noun used with modifier

  • landscape: This distinct landscape feature is internationally recognized for its breathtaking natural beauty.
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feature quotes

This stone commemorates the exploit of William Webb Ellis, who, with a fine disregard for therules of football as played in his time, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the distinctive feature of the Rugby game.1823.

-Anonymous

Politics are much discussed, so are banks, so is cotton. Quiet peopleavoid the question of the Presidency†the great constitutional feature of this institution being, that directly theacrimonyof the last election is over, the next one begins.

-Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

Truth indeed came once into the world with her divine Master, and was a perfect shape most glorious to look on: but†a wicked race of deceivers†took the virgin Truth, hewed her lovely formintoathousand pieces, and scattered them to the four winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled bodyof Osiris, went up and down gathering up limb by limb, still as they could find them.We have not yet found them all†nor ever shall do, till her Master's second coming; he shall bring together every joint and member, and shall mould them into an immortal feature of loveliness and perfection.

-Milton,John

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