Feature

Quick meaning: Feature is a noun meaning An important or main item.

Meaning

An important or main item.

More Meanings

1. Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
2. (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
3. (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
4. (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
5. (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
6. 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.
7. (obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.

Example Sentences

one of the features of the landscape

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.

The program contained an internal feature, which allowed a user to update display text after each command keystroke.

Word Forms

• features
• featuring
• featured

Synonyms for feature

Depending on context, synonyms include attribute, characteristic, designation, distinction, distinctiveness, hallmark.

Antonyms for feature

Common opposites include miss, lack.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include characteristic, lineament, have, boast, sport, aspect.

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