1. (

• property ,
• attribute ,
• dimension

) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" ;

2. (

• attribute

) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity ;

1. (

• impute ,
• ascribe ,
• assign ,
• attribute

) attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" ;

2. (

• assign ,
• attribute ,

) decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" ;