attributions

noun

plural of attribution
as in characteristics
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind a genuine respect for one another is one of the most commonly cited attributions of a happily married couple

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Recent Examples of attributions In two cases, the publishers added specific attributions, as had been required of Miller’s book. — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The work has bounced between several attributions over the years before scholar Giuseppe Porzio identified it as a painting by Glielmo, giving bidders a fresh reason to take notice. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026 Political discussions on social media are often dominated by competing attributions of more and more insidious motives to people on the other side. — Mark Schroeder, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026 This post was corrected on 21 January 2021 to clarify attributions. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attributions
  1. characteristics
  2. attributes
  3. traits
  4. qualities
  5. features
Noun
  • Its license plate readers capture plate numbers along with vehicle characteristics such as make, model and color, and some Flock systems can identify distinguishing features such as bumper stickers or aftermarket modifications.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • El Niño and La Niña are different phases of the same system—the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a large-scale climate pattern whose oceanic and atmospheric characteristics occur in and above the east-central Pacific Ocean.
    — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Craig’s physical attributes (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) jumped out on tape, and then as Sammis got to know him, his mental makeup stood out even more.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If an agent queries a legacy database to decide whether to trigger an outreach sequence or prioritize an account, a flat list of static attributes is fundamentally useless to its reasoning engine.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of attributes
Noun
  • These are potentially key traits for Emery this season, given the number of departures this summer, including Morgan Rogers, Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans and Ezri Konsa.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • While tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen may see empathy and introspection as weaknesses, those traits are the beating heart of literature and art, the wellspring of creativity and human connection.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of traits
Noun
  • Both movies share more than a few qualities, notably the same love of infinite interzones and the same flavor of exponentially increasing existential dread.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Are there leadership qualities that have ascended in importance and others that have descended?
    — Steve Karp, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualities
Noun
  • The family also built features specifically for its youngest members.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • One of Brady’s favorite features is the retractable wall that can split the training room into two separate spaces.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of features

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“Attributions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attributions. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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