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attributes

[a-truh-byoots] / ˈæ trəˌbyuts /
NOUN
nature
Synonyms
STRONGEST
description essence humor mood personality quality type
STRONG
being constitution drift essentiality features heart individualism individuality like makeup meat outlook point score stuff temper temperament texture traits
WEAK
bottom line name of game name of tune nature of beast
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority outside

Example Sentences

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Spalding has all the attributes of a future entrepreneur and loves tinkering with cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Her doctor attributes it to the drug working.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

"He has got all the attributes to be one of the best left-backs in the world," the Newcastle United defender said of team-mate Lewis Hall.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Rafael Mangual, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, attributes falling crime in the U.S. partly to people’s changing behavior, including diminished alcohol use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Then as now, pseudoscientific beliefs were not limited to the uneducated, and the belief that various psychological and mental attributes were discernible by examining the bumps and contours of one’s head was widespread.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos