The Wordsmith Dictionary

at tri bu tion the o ry |ˌatrəˈbyo͞oSHən ˌætrəˈbjuʃənˌθɪəri | ▶noun Psychology a theory that supposes that one attempts to understand the behavior of others by attributing feelings, beliefs, and intentions to them.

attributive

at trib u tive |əˈtribyətiv əˈtrɪbjədɪv | ▶adjective Grammar (of an adjective or noun ) preceding the word it qualifies or modifies and expressing an attribute, as old in the old dog (but not in the dog is old ) and expiration in expiration date (but not in date of expiration ). Often contrasted with predicative. DERIVATIVES at trib u tive ly adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘a word expressing an attribute ’): from French attributif, -ive, from attribut ‘an attribute, ’ from Latin attribuere ‘add to ’ (see attribute ).

Oxford Dictionary

attribute

at ¦trib |ute ▶verb |əˈtrɪbjuːt | [ with obj. ] (attribute something to ) regard something as being caused by: he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director | his resignation was attributed to stress. • ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker ): the building was attributed to Inigo Jones. • regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by: ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones. ▶noun |ˈatrɪbjuːt | 1 a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain's army. • a material object recognized as symbolic of a person, especially a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure. 2 Computing a piece of information which determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display. 3 Grammar an attributive adjective or noun. 4 Statistics a real property which a statistical analysis is attempting to describe. DERIVATIVES attributable |əˈtrɪbjʊtəb (ə )l |adjective, attribution |atrɪˈbjuːʃ (ə )n |noun, attributional adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted ’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to ’ + tribuere ‘assign ’.

attribution theory

at ¦tri |bu ¦tion the ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychology a theory which supposes that people attempt to understand the behaviour of others by attributing feelings, beliefs, and intentions to them.

attributive

attributive |əˈtrɪbjʊtɪv | ▶adjective Grammar (of an adjective or other modifier ) preceding the word that it modifies and expressing an attribute, as old in the old dog (but not in the dog is old ) and expiry in expiry date . Contrasted with predicative. DERIVATIVES attributively adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘a word expressing an attribute ’): from French attributif, -ive, from attribut ‘an attribute ’, from Latin attribuere ‘add to ’ (see attribute ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

attribute

attribute verb they attributed their success to him: ascribe to, assign to, accredit to, credit to, impute to; put down to, chalk up to; hold responsible for, blame on, pin on; connect with, associate with. ▶noun 1 he has all the attributes of a top player: quality, characteristic, trait, feature, element, aspect, property, sign, hallmark, mark, distinction. 2 the hourglass is the attribute of Father Time: symbol, mark, sign, hallmark, trademark. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See emblem . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

Oxford Thesaurus

attribute

attribute verb |(stress on the second syllable ) |they attributed the success of the expedition entirely to one man: ascribe, assign, accredit, credit, impute, allot, allocate; put down to, set down to, chalk up to, lay at the door of, hold responsible for, pin something on, lay something on, place something on; connect with, associate with; informal stick something on. ▶noun |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 he has all the attributes of a top midfield player: quality, feature, characteristic, trait, element, aspect, property, hallmark, mark, distinction, sign, telltale sign, sure sign; idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk. 2 the hourglass was depicted as the attribute of Father Time: symbol, indicator, mark, sign, hallmark, trademark, status symbol.

Duden Dictionary

Attribut

At tri but Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Attrib u t |das Attribut; Genitiv: des Attribut [e ]s, Plural: die Attribute lateinisch attributum, substantiviertes 2. Partizip von: attribuere, attribuieren 1 a bildungssprachlich charakteristische Eigenschaft, Wesensmerkmal jemandem das Attribut der Unfehlbarkeit zuschreiben b charakteristische Beigabe [als Kennzeichen ] die Waage ist ein Attribut der Justitia 2 a Philosophie wesentliche Eigenschaft, Wesensmerkmal einer Substanz b Sprachwissenschaft einem Substantiv, Adjektiv oder Adverb beigefügte nähere Bestimmung; Beifügung das Attribut eines Substantivs

attributiv

at tri bu tiv Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |attribut i v |als Attribut 2b fungierend; beifügend

Attributivum

At tri bu ti vum Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Attribut i vum |das Attributivum; Genitiv: des Attributivums, Plural: die Attributiva und Attributive als Attribut 2 verwendetes Wort

Attributsatz

At tri but satz Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Attrib u tsatz |der Attributsatz; Genitiv: des Attributsatzes, Plural: die Attributsätze Nebensatz in der Rolle eines Attributs

French Dictionary

attribut

attribut n. m. nom masculin 1 Symbole attaché à une fonction. : Le caducée est l ’attribut des médecins. 2 Caractère propre que l ’on prête à un être, à une chose. : La faculté de penser est un attribut du genre humain. SYNONYME caractéristique ; particularité ; signe . 3 grammaire Mot ou groupe de mots exprimant une qualité, une manière d ’être par l ’intermédiaire d ’un verbe (le plus souvent, le verbe être, mais aussi: devenir, paraître, sembler, etc. ). tableau – attribut. Note Orthographique attribu t.

attributaire

attributaire n. m. nom masculin Personne à qui a été attribué un contrat, un marché.

attributif

attributif , ive adj. grammaire Se dit d ’un verbe qui relie l ’attribut au sujet. : Les verbes être, devenir, paraître, rester, sembler sont des verbes attributifs. Note Technique En ce sens, on emploie aussi le terme verbe d ’état.

attribution

attribution n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’attribuer. : L ’attribution d ’une bourse. 2 au pluriel Pouvoir attribué à quelqu ’un. : Cette décision n ’est pas dans ses attributions. SYNONYME prérogative .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

attributable

at trib ut a ble /ətrɪ́bjətəb (ə )l /形容詞〖be ～〗〈物事が〉【人物事の】原因で起こると思われる, «…の » せいと考えられる «to » .

attribute

at trib ute /ətrɪ́bjət |ətrɪ́bjuːt / (!動詞名詞で強勢が異なる ) 〖at (…に ) tribute (与える )〗動詞～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -uting 他動詞 1 〈物事の結果〉を «…に » 帰する , «…の » せいにする; 〈性質特徴など〉が【人物などに】あるとする [考える ](ascribe ) «to » ▸ attribute one's failure to bad luck 失敗を運が悪かったためとする ▸ His death was attributed to lung cancer .彼の死因は肺癌（がん）であるとされた 2 〖通例 be ～d 〗〈作品などが〉【作者の】作品であると考えられている «to » .名詞 /ǽtrɪbjuːt / (!分綴はat tri bute ) C (人物などが本来持っている )属性 , 特性, 特質 (!特に好ましい有益な性質をさす ) .

attribution

at tri bu tion /æ̀trɪbjúːʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 〖通例the ～ of A to B 〗A 〈物事〉をB 〈人物事〉のせい [に属す ]とすること .2 C 属性 .3 C (地位に属する )権限 .～́ th è ory 〘心〙帰属理論 .