feature (ˈfiːtʃə
)
Definitions
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, etc ⇒
a gardening feature
- Also called
feature story a prominent story in a newspaper, etc ⇒a 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 description ⇒
grammatical 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; consider ⇒
I can't feature that happening
Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-French feture , from Latin factūra a making, from facere to makeSynonyms
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aspect,
quality,
characteristic,
attribute,
point,
mark,
property,
factor,
trait,
hallmark,
facet,
peculiarity,
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highlight,
draw,
attraction,
innovation,
speciality,
specialty,
main item
honeypot,
crowd puller,
special attraction
special,
=
spotlight,
present,
promote,
set off,
emphasize,
play up,
accentuate,
foreground,
call attention to give prominence to give the full works
Translations
- British English:
feature
A particular feature of something is an interesting or important part or characteristic of it.The garden is a special feature of their home.ˈfiːtʃə NOUN The garden is a special feature of their home.
- Spanish:
rasgo
nm
- French:
trait
nm
- German: Gesichtszug nm Gesichtszüge
- Chinese: 特色 n
- Arabic: سِمَة n
- Portuguese: traço fisionómico nm
- Russian: черта nf
- Croatian: odlika nf
- Czech: rys obličeje nm
- Danish: træk nnt
- Dutch: kenmerk nnt
- Finnish: piirre n
- Greek: χαρακτηριστικό nnt
- Italian: caratteristica nf
- Japanese: 顔立ち n
- Korean: 특징 n
- Norwegian: særpreg nnt
- Polish: cecha nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: característica nf
- European Spanish:
rasgo
nm
- Swedish: egenskap nutr
- Thai: ลักษณะหน้าตา n
- Turkish: özellik n
- Vietnamese: đường nét khuôn mặt n
Usage examples
These had been a feature of many a comic paper of his childhood.
, A Dead Liberty (1986)A lack of public transport is the most irritating feature of life in the countryside, a new survey has shown.
Country Life (2004)However, because she has not declared as a candidate, Ms Scallon's name is unlikely to feature in any published version of the poll.
Irish Times (2002)Many financial advisers see stakeholder pensions becoming a major feature of family financial planning for this reason.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The essential feature of all Aboriginal mortuary practice is a desire for the individual spirit to return to that deep reservoir of Spirit.
, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)