Main Entry:

¹fea·ture

Pronunciation:

\ˈfē-chər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English feture, from Anglo-French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus, past participle of facere to make — more at do

Date:

14th century

1 a: the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person bobsolete : physical beauty2 a: the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts b: a part of the face : lineament3 a: a prominent part or characteristic b: any of the properties (as voice or gender) that are characteristic of a grammatical element (as a phoneme or morpheme) ; especially : one that is distinctive4: a special attraction: as a: a featured motion picture b: a featured article, story, or department in a newspaper or magazine c: something offered to the public or advertised as particularly attractive <one of the car's most popular features>

— fea·ture·less \-ləs\ adjective