Feature
['fiːtʃə] or ['fitʃɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles.
(noun.) the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; 'an expression of pleasure crossed his features'; 'his lineaments were very regular'.
(noun.) a prominent attribute or aspect of something; 'the map showed roads and other features'; 'generosity is one of his best characteristics'.
(noun.) a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; 'they ran a feature on retirement planning'.
(noun.) the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; 'the feature tonight is `Casablanca''.
Inputed by Errol--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.
(n.) The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance.
(n.) 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; as, one of the features of the landscape.
(n.) A form; a shape.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Lineament.[2]. Cast of the face, turn of expression.[3]. Fashion, make, conformation, aspect, appearance.[4]. Outline, prominent part.
Typist: Loretta
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Component, element, characteristic, indication, portion, mark, lineament, sign
ANT:Whole, system, countenance, case, arrangement,{(Here_the_antonym_is_the_Correlative)_Misindication}, falsification,excrescence, blind, mask, disguise
Checked by Emma
Definition
n. the marks by which anything is recognised: the prominent traits of anything: the cast of the face: (pl.) the countenance.—v.t. (coll.) to have features resembling.—adjs. Feat′ured with features well marked; Feat′ureless destitute of distinct features; Feat′urely handsome.
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Examples
- It was a remarkable engineering feature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Even yet I could not recall a single feature, but I knew him! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In 1822 the important improvement of the reciprocating knife bar was made by Ogle, which became a characteristic feature of all subsequent successful reapers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The important feature of this boat was a diver’s compartment, enabling divers to leave the vessel when submerged, for the purpose of operating on wrecks or performing other undersea duties. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His complexion became pale with anger, and the disturbance of his mind was visible in every feature. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The Wrights’ system of balance, the great original feature of their invention, is attained by what is called the warping of the wings. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The necessary steps back and forth from the breakfast room to the kitchen to prepare hot, crunchy toast made this portion of breakfast-getting a not agreeable feature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The electrical features of the 1882 locomotive were very similar to those of the earlier one, already described. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Her features worked,--I am sorry; I am sorry! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- All these features are now given to the shingle by modern machines. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Paler than marble, with white lips and convulsed features, Idris became aware of my situation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- As was to be expected, the card index and electrically operated features caused thousands of concerns, large and small, to adopt the addressograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It seemed to be of an unnatural color, and to have a strange rigidity about the features. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I could see the thin features of the man from where I stood. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- My aunt was a tall, hard-featured lady, but by no means ill-looking. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Mark is a bonny-looking boy, the most regular-featured of the family. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mukle—to the rector, Mrs Mukle to her friends—was a hard-featured, bony woman, who looked as if she had been cut out of a deal board. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She is no angel, but a fair, regular-featured, taciturn-looking woman--rather too white and lifeless for my taste. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was a straight-nosed, very correct-featured little dandy. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It is much softer or finer featured than that of your uncle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Roosevelt, a famous organ builder, and uncle of ex-President Roosevelt, concerts were given at which the phonograph was featured. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Having only once seen that sort of face, with that cast of fine and delicate featuring, I could not but know her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Edited by Everett