'Feature' definitions:
Definition of 'feature'
(from WordNet)
noun
A prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" [syn: feature, characteristic]
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" [syn: feature, lineament]
noun
The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" [syn: feature, feature film]
noun
A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" [syn: feature, feature article]
noun
(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind [syn: feature of speech, feature]
noun
An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
verb
Have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: have, feature] [ant: lack, miss]
verb
Definition of 'Feature'
From: GCIDE
- Feature \Fea"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. feture form, shape, feature, OF. faiture fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making, formation, fr. facere, factum, to make. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Facture.]
- 1. The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance. [1913 Webster]
- What needeth it his feature to descrive? --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Cheated of feature by dissembling nature. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- It is for homely features to keep home. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- And to her service bind each living creature Through secret understanding of their feature. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A form; a shape. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'feature'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 3-D,
- act,
- adjunct,
- advertise,
- affection,
- air,
- angle,
- animated cartoon,
- appurtenance,
- aroma,
- article,
- article of commerce,
- article of merchandise,
- aspect,
- attribute,
- authoritative,
- badge,
- be,
- be a gas,
- be a hit,
- be into,
- be strong in,
- bearing,
- best part,
- bill,
- birthmark,
- black-and-white film,
- bomb,
- brand,
- brow,
- cachet,
- call attention to,
- carriage,
- cartoon,
- cast,
- cast of countenance,
- causerie,
- character,
- characteristic,
- chiller,
- cinema,
- Cinemascope,
- Cinerama,
- circumstance,
- color,
- color film,
- column,
- commodity,
- complexion,
- component,
- configuration,
- confine,
- confined,
- constituent,
- contents,
- countenance,
- creepie,
- cut,
- demeanor,
- descant,
- detail,
- dial,
- differentia,
- differential,
- discourse,
- discussion,
- disquisition,
- dissertation,
- distinctive feature,
- documentary,
- documentary film,
- dramatize,
- draw,
- drawing card,
- drug,
- earmark,
- educational film,
- effect,
- eidolon,
- element,
- emphasize,
- essay,
- etude,
- examination,
- excursus,
- expert,
- exposition,
- face,
- facet,
- facial appearance,
- factor,
- fail,
- fashion,
- favor,
- featured,
- features,
- figure,
- film,
- first approach,
- fixings,
- flavor,
- flick,
- flicker,
- flop,
- follow,
- form,
- garb,
- gestalt,
- go in for,
- guise,
- gust,
- hallmark,
- headline,
- high point,
- high spot,
- highlight,
- homily,
- horror picture,
- horse opera,
- hype,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- image,
- imago,
- impress,
- impression,
- index,
- individualism,
- individuality,
- ingredient,
- integrant,
- introductory study,
- item,
- keynote,
- kisser,
- knowledgeable,
- lead item,
- leader,
- leading card,
- light,
- likeness,
- limit,
- limited,
- lineaments,
- lines,
- look,
- looks,
- loss leader,
- lucubration,
- main feature,
- major in,
- make a hit,
- makings,
- manner,
- mannerism,
- map,
- mark,
- marking,
- melodramatize,
- memoir,
- mien,
- minor in,
- mold,
- monograph,
- morceau,
- motion picture,
- motion-picture show,
- mount,
- movie,
- moving picture,
- mug,
- narrow,
- nature,
- newsreel,
- note,
- nudie,
- odor,
- open,
- open a show,
- outline,
- outstanding feature,
- pan,
- pandect,
- paper,
- paragraph,
- part,
- part and parcel,
- participate,
- particular,
- particularity,
- peculiarity,
- perform,
- phase,
- phasis,
- phiz,
- photodrama,
- photoplay,
- physiognomy,
- picture,
- picture show,
- piece,
- play up,
- point,
- pornographic film,
- port,
- posture,
- preliminary study,
- premiere,
- presence,
- present,
- preview,
- produce,
- product,
- prolegomenon,
- promote,
- property,
- publicize,
- puff up,
- pursue,
- puss,
- put on,
- quality,
- quirk,
- reference,
- regard,
- research paper,
- respect,
- restrict,
- restricted,
- savor,
- scenarize,
- screed,
- seal,
- seconds,
- seeming,
- semblance,
- set the stage,
- shape,
- short,
- side,
- silent,
- silent film,
- simulacrum,
- singularity,
- sketch,
- skin flick,
- slant,
- smack,
- sneak preview,
- spaghetti Western,
- special,
- special article,
- specialist,
- specialistic,
- speciality,
- specialize,
- specialize in,
- specialized,
- specialty,
- spotlight,
- stage,
- stamp,
- stance,
- standard article,
- staple,
- staple item,
- star,
- stress,
- study,
- style,
- succeed,
- survey,
- taint,
- talkie,
- talking picture,
- tang,
- taste,
- technical,
- Technicolor,
- term paper,
- theatricalize,
- theme,
- thesis,
- thriller,
- token,
- total effect,
- tract,
- tractate,
- trailer,
- trait,
- traits,
- treatise,
- treatment,
- trick,
- try out,
- turn,
- twist,
- underground film,
- underscore,
- vendible,
- view,
- viewpoint,
- virtue,
- visage,
- ware,
- Western,
- wise