[{"word":"attribute","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A characteristic or quality of a thing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His finest attribute is his kindness."},{"definition":"(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In the clause \"My jacket is more expensive than yours\", \"My\" is the attribute of \"jacket\"."},{"definition":"That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An option or setting belonging to some object.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten."},{"definition":"A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used."},{"definition":"A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This poem is attributed to Browning."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attribute"]}]