feature en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfiː.t͡ʃəː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- (US) audio
- [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
Etymology
From Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factūra, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place, set”). Doublet of facture.
Meanings
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(obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
all the powres of nature, / Which she by art could vse vnto her will, / And to her seruice bind each liuing creature; / Through secret vnderstanding of their feature.
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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An important or main item. ▸ A component that draws attention or interest.
Features of this model include a long battery life and a durable case.
a water feature
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(broadly) An important or main item. ▸ A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
Whoop Life has a feature called Blood Pressure Insights that uses various bits of data—including heart rate, HRV, and blood flow patterns—to estimate your blood pressure.
2026, Ginny Graves, “The Most Important Health Metric You're Not Tracking”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 18:The program contained an internal feature, which allowed a user to update display text after each command keystroke.
2002, Sam Williams, Free as in Freedom:
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An important or main item. ▸ A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
He was included in a feature that was written by the EspnCricinfo department on the media.
A feature interview with a noted personality or a discussion covering a specific issue is then presented.
1984 April 7, Warren Blumenfeld, “Boston's Other Voice”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) An important or main item. ▸ Ellipsis of feature film.
alt of feature film
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
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The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
one of the features of the landscape
The most prominent feature of the New England land system was the town grant, which in every case became the territorial basis of a group settlement.
1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:Another recently discovered cave temple site, Shizikou in Linyou County, Shaanxi, preserves sculptures with thin legs, particularly bodhisattvas, that are much taller and more slender than the figures of this niche but share a number of stylistic features, including a diagonal chest shawl and a dhoti with an overlapping apron of cloth that falls from the waist in the same two-part pattern of scalloped folds and a waist tie hanging down the middle; they have long tubular arms as well.
2007, Annette L. Juliano, “Niche with Amitabha Buddha and two Guanyin (Skt. Avalokiteshvara) Bodhisattvas [龛式阿弥陀佛和二观音菩萨造像]”, in Buddhist Sculpture from China: Selections from the Xi’an Beilin Museum: Fifth through Ninth Centuries, New York: China Institute, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 100, column 1:England are up and running. Again. It has been a happy feature of the Gareth Southgate years that his team always win their opening tie at tournaments. It never used to be the case with England but to the list that features Tunisia, Croatia and Iran can be added the name of Serbia.
2024 June 16, David Hytner, “Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat”, in Guardian:
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Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths.
- Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
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(qualifier:machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
MIT researchers are striving to improve the interpretability of features so decision makers will be more comfortable using the outputs of machine-learning models. Drawing on years of field work, they developed a taxonomy to help developers craft features that will be easier for their target audience to understand.
2022 June 30, Adam Zewe, “Building explainability into the components of machine-learning models”, in MIT News:
- The act of being featured in a piece of music, as a collaborator. See verb sense below; also feat.
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The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
Voicing is a feature of the consonants b, d, and g.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| features | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
pedofeature · featuritis · multifeature · defeature · overfeature · feature film · featurization · anti-feature · featurish · nanofeature · albedo feature · feature-length · featurewise · feature creep · featuresome · water feature · feature story · feature article · featureful · malfeature · misfeature · feature envy · cofeature · featurely · feature wall · triple feature · feature control frame · macrofeature · feature phone · feature back · geofeature · featurephone · phi-feature · eigenfeature · double feature · telefeature · creature feature · facial feature · nonfeature · terafeature · featural · microfeature · featurette · featurize · disfeature · featureless · subfeature · featuretype · featurism · biofeature
Descendants
Synonyms
property · feature · quality · designation · attribute · vein · trait · attraction · parameter · characteristic · owndom · whatness · race · lineament · propriety · distinctiveness · touch · hallmark
Translations (190)
ja 特徴 (important or main item) · fr particularité (important or main item) · hu sajátság (important or main item) · pt qualidade (important or main item) · gv ard-skeeal (long, prominent article or item in the media) · az özəllik (important or main item) · ba сифат (important or main item) · ru фу́нкция (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · nl trek (one of the physical constituents of the face) · fr fonctionnalité (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · fi toiminto (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · pt habilidade (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · bg при́знак (important or main item) · bg осо́беност (important or main item) · da træk (one of the physical constituents of the face) · nl gelaatstrek (one of the physical constituents of the face) · fr spécialité (important or main item) · sq tipar (one of the physical constituents of the face) · sh svojstvo (important or main item) · hi शक्ल (one of the physical constituents of the face) · fi ominaisuus (important or main item) · he סַמְמָן (important or main item) · sv egenhet (important or main item) · tk aýratynlyk (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · de Eigenschaft (important or main item) · sl značilnost (important or main item) · de Merkmal (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · pt artigo (long, prominent article or item in the media) · uk власти́вість (important or main item) · ro foileton (long, prominent article or item in the media) · it caratteristica (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · uk особли́вість (important or main item) · it peculiarità (important or main item) · de Feuilleton (long, prominent article or item in the media) · fi toiminnallisuus (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · it numero (important or main item) · sv egendomlighet (important or main item) · fi kasvonpiirre (one of the physical constituents of the face) · fi piirre (one of the physical constituents of the face) · ba һыҙат (one of the physical constituents of the face) · tr özellik (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ro particularitate (important or main item) · sh znȁčājka (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · hu funkció (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · it attributo (important or main item) · ca característica (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · tr özel makale (long, prominent article or item in the media) · ms ciri (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · eo kapablo (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · nl verslag (long, prominent article or item in the media) · ar مِيزَة (important or main item) · nl eigenschap (important or main item) · mi tārainga (The shape or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.) · ro trăsătură (a feței) (one of the physical constituents of the face) · tr özellik (one of the physical constituents of the face) · mn онцлог (important or main item) · hi रूप (one of the physical constituents of the face) · pt característica (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · sk črta (important or main item) · de Feature (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ro caracteristică (important or main item) · de Eigentümlichkeit (important or main item) · ar صِفَة (important or main item) · el χαρακτηριστικό (important or main item) · ca tret (one of the physical constituents of the face) · hu arcvonás (one of the physical constituents of the face) · de Eigenschaft (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · sh својство (important or main item) · da feature (long, prominent article or item in the media) · pl właściwość (important or main item) · he כַּתָּבַת נוֹשֵׂא (long, prominent article or item in the media) · ru фельето́н (long, prominent article or item in the media) · hu szolgáltatás (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · de Funktion (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · es atractivo (important or main item) · mi tūāhua (important or main item) · hu jellemző (important or main item) · it fisionomia (one of the physical constituents of the face) · tr hususiyet (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · pt caraterística (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · cmn 特徵 /特征 (important or main item) · ru сво́йство (important or main item) · de Charakteristikum (important or main item) · el δυνατότητα (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · de Feature (long, prominent article or item in the media) · es facción (one of the physical constituents of the face) · pl cecha (important or main item) · tk aýratynlyk (important or main item) · fa ویژگی (important or main item) · pl funkcja (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ru фи́ча f slang (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · da ansigtstræk (one of the physical constituents of the face) · pt reportagem (long, prominent article or item in the media) · de Besonderheit (important or main item) · de Merkmal (one of the physical constituents of the face) · az cizgi (one of the physical constituents of the face) · it proprietà (important or main item) · ko 특징 (important or main item) · be ры́са (important or main item) · gl característica (important or main item) · bg черта́ (one of the physical constituents of the face) · az üz xətti (one of the physical constituents of the face) · pt fisionomia (one of the physical constituents of the face) · fi pääjuttu (long, prominent article or item in the media) · tr vasıf (important or main item) · bg сво́йство (important or main item) · he מְאַפְיֵן (important or main item) · pt característica (important or main item) · lv līdzeklis (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · uk ри́са (important or main item) · ca funcionalitat (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · pt caraterística (important or main item) · it servizio (long, prominent article or item in the media) · eu berezitasun (important or main item) · bg черта́ (important or main item) · it accessorio (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · sv särdrag (important or main item) · fr trait (one of the physical constituents of the face) · it attrattiva (important or main item) · tk funksiýa (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · pl możliwość (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · el στήλη (long, prominent article or item in the media) · it prestazione (important or main item) · ru при́знак (important or main item) · nl eigenschap (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · cs rys (one of the physical constituents of the face) · mk црта (important or main item) · ru черта́ лица́ (one of the physical constituents of the face) · az xüsusiyyət (important or main item) · pt função (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · it speciale (long, prominent article or item in the media) · uz imkoniyat (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · uk фі́ча (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ca tret (important or main item) · fi ominaisuus (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · it lineamenti (one of the physical constituents of the face) · pt funcionalidade (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · de Merkmal (important or main item) · ms fungsi (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ro reportaj (long, prominent article or item in the media) · ru черта́ (one of the physical constituents of the face) · mk својство (important or main item) · sh fùnkcija (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · it configurazione (one of the physical constituents of the face) · sh crta (important or main item) · it funzionalità (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · cs funkce (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · pt traço (one of the physical constituents of the face) · it specificità (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · fr caractéristique (important or main item) · es prestación (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · sl funkcija (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · it connotati (one of the physical constituents of the face) · it aspetto (one of the physical constituents of the face) · lv funkcija (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ca característica (important or main item) · de Besonderheit (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · sh црта (important or main item) · uz funksiya (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · hu jellegzetesség (important or main item) · uk особли́вість (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ga gnéchlár (long, prominent article or item in the media) · de Charakteristikum (one of the physical constituents of the face) · ru осо́бенность (important or main item) · sk rys (important or main item) · be асаблі́васць (important or main item) · ru черта́ (important or main item) · it fattezze (one of the physical constituents of the face) · hu lehetőség (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · ro proprietate (important or main item) · de Sonderbeitrag (long, prominent article or item in the media) · it caratteristica (important or main item) · es prestación (important or main item) · it capacità (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · mi āhua hira (important or main item) · nl hoofdartikel (long, prominent article or item in the media) · sv kännetecken (important or main item) · eo trajto (one of the physical constituents of the face) · it rubrica (long, prominent article or item in the media) · lv iespēja (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · be уласці́васць (important or main item) · tr yüz hattı (one of the physical constituents of the face) · cs rys (important or main item) · ba һыҙат (important or main item) · eo kapableco (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) · hu vonás (one of the physical constituents of the face) · tr hususiyet (one of the physical constituents of the face) · la vultum (one of the physical constituents of the face) · sv besynnerlighet (important or main item) · id fitur (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software)