noun · verb · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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4
noun
Meaning 4
An important or main item.
A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media
Examples
He was included in a feature that was written by the EspnCricinfo department on the media.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An important or main item.
Ellipsis of feature film.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
noun
Meaning 7
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she was sporting a new hat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sport, boast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: have, feature
History
Etymology
From Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factūra, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- (“to do, put, place, set”). Doublet of facture.
Across languages
Translations
242 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِيزَة
(mīza)
— important or main item
Arabic:
صِفَة
(ṣifa)
— important or main item
Azerbaijani:
xüsusiyyət
— important or main item
Azerbaijani:
özəllik
— important or main item
Bashkir:
сифат
(sifat)
— important or main item
Bashkir:
һыҙат
(hıźat)
— important or main item
Basque:
berezitasun
— important or main item
Belarusian:
асаблі́васць
(asablívascʹ)
— important or main item
Belarusian:
уласці́васць
(ulascívascʹ)
— important or main item
Belarusian:
ры́са
(rýsa)
— important or main item
Bulgarian:
сво́йство
(svójstvo)
— important or main item
Bulgarian:
при́знак
(príznak)
— important or main item
Bulgarian:
осо́беност
(osóbenost)
— important or main item
Bulgarian:
черта́
(čertá)
— important or main item
Catalan:
tret
— important or main item
Catalan:
característica
— important or main item
Chinese Mandarin:
特徵 /特征
(tèzhēng)
— important or main item
Czech:
rys
— important or main item
Dutch:
eigenschap
— important or main item
Finnish:
ominaisuus
— important or main item
French:
caractéristique
— important or main item
French:
particularité
— important or main item
French:
spécialité
— important or main item
Galician:
característica
— important or main item
German:
Besonderheit
— important or main item
German:
Charakteristikum
— important or main item
German:
Eigentümlichkeit
— important or main item
German:
Merkmal
— important or main item
German:
Eigenschaft
— important or main item
Greek:
χαρακτηριστικό
(charaktiristikó)
— important or main item
Hebrew:
מְאַפְיֵן
(me’afyén)
— important or main item
Hebrew:
סַמְמָן
(samemán)
— important or main item
Hungarian:
sajátság
— important or main item
Hungarian:
jellegzetesség
— important or main item
Hungarian:
jellemző
— important or main item
Italian:
caratteristica
— important or main item
Italian:
prestazione
— important or main item
Italian:
peculiarità
— important or main item
Italian:
proprietà
— important or main item
Italian:
attributo
— important or main item
Italian:
attrattiva
— important or main item
Italian:
numero
— important or main item
Japanese:
特徴
(tokuchō)
— important or main item
Korean:
특징
(teukjing)
— important or main item
Macedonian:
својство
(svojstvo)
— important or main item
Macedonian:
црта
(crta)
— important or main item
Māori:
tūāhua
— important or main item
Māori:
āhua hira
— important or main item
Mongolian:
онцлог
(onclog)
— important or main item
Persian:
ویژگی
(wīžigī, vižegi)
— important or main item
Polish:
właściwość
— important or main item
Polish:
cecha
— important or main item
Portuguese:
característica
— important or main item
Portuguese:
caraterística
— important or main item
Portuguese:
qualidade
— important or main item
Romanian:
caracteristică
— important or main item
Romanian:
particularitate
— important or main item
Romanian:
proprietate
— important or main item
Russian:
осо́бенность
(osóbennostʹ)
— important or main item
Russian:
сво́йство
(svójstvo)
— important or main item
Russian:
при́знак
(príznak)
— important or main item
Russian:
черта́
(čertá)
— important or main item
Serbo-Croatian:
својство
— important or main item
Serbo-Croatian:
црта
— important or main item
Serbo-Croatian:
svojstvo
— important or main item
Serbo-Croatian:
crta
— important or main item
Slovak:
črta
— important or main item
Slovak:
rys
— important or main item
Slovene:
značilnost
— important or main item
Spanish:
atractivo
— important or main item
Spanish:
prestación
— important or main item
Swedish:
särdrag
— important or main item
Swedish:
kännetecken
— important or main item
Swedish:
egenhet
— important or main item
Swedish:
besynnerlighet
— important or main item
Swedish:
egendomlighet
— important or main item
Turkish:
vasıf
— important or main item
Turkmen:
aýratynlyk
— important or main item
Ukrainian:
особли́вість
(osoblývistʹ)
— important or main item
Ukrainian:
власти́вість
(vlastývistʹ)
— important or main item
Ukrainian:
ри́са
(rýsa)
— important or main item
Danish:
feature
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Dutch:
hoofdartikel
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Dutch:
verslag
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Finnish:
pääjuttu
— long, prominent article or item in the media
German:
Feature
— long, prominent article or item in the media
German:
Feuilleton
— long, prominent article or item in the media
German:
Sonderbeitrag
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Greek:
στήλη
(stíli)
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Hebrew:
כַּתָּבַת נוֹשֵׂא
(katavát nosé)
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Irish:
gnéchlár
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Italian:
rubrica
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Italian:
servizio
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Italian:
speciale
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Manx:
ard-skeeal
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Portuguese:
reportagem
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Portuguese:
artigo
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Romanian:
foileton
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Romanian:
reportaj
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Russian:
фельето́н
(felʹjetón)
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Turkish:
özel makale
— long, prominent article or item in the media
Albanian:
tipar
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Azerbaijani:
cizgi
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Azerbaijani:
üz xətti
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Bashkir:
һыҙат
(hıźat)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Bulgarian:
черта́
(čertá)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Catalan:
tret
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Czech:
rys
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Danish:
træk
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Danish:
ansigtstræk
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Dutch:
trek
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Dutch:
gelaatstrek
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Finnish:
piirre
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Finnish:
kasvonpiirre
— one of the physical constituents of the face
French:
trait
— one of the physical constituents of the face
German:
Charakteristikum
— one of the physical constituents of the face
German:
Merkmal
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Hindi:
रूप
(rūp)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Hindi:
शक्ल
(śakla)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Hungarian:
arcvonás
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Hungarian:
vonás
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Italian:
connotati
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Italian:
lineamenti
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Italian:
fattezze
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Italian:
configurazione
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Italian:
aspetto
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Italian:
fisionomia
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Latin:
vultum
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Portuguese:
traço
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Portuguese:
fisionomia
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Romanian:
trăsătură (a feței)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Russian:
черта́ лица́
(čertá licá)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Russian:
черта́
(čertá)
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Spanish:
facción
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Turkish:
hususiyet
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Turkish:
özellik
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Turkish:
yüz hattı
— one of the physical constituents of the face
Māori:
tārainga
— The shape or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
Catalan:
funcionalitat
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Catalan:
característica
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Czech:
funkce
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Dutch:
eigenschap
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Esperanto:
kapablo
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Esperanto:
kapableco
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Finnish:
ominaisuus
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Finnish:
toiminto
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Finnish:
toiminnallisuus
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
French:
fonctionnalité
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
German:
Feature
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
German:
Besonderheit
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
German:
Merkmal
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
German:
Eigenschaft
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
German:
Funktion
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Greek:
δυνατότητα
(dynatótita)
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Hungarian:
funkció
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Hungarian:
lehetőség
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Hungarian:
szolgáltatás
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Indonesian:
fitur
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Italian:
funzionalità
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Italian:
accessorio
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Italian:
capacità
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Italian:
specificità
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Italian:
caratteristica
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Latvian:
funkcija
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Latvian:
iespēja
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Latvian:
līdzeklis
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Malay:
fungsi
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Malay:
ciri
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Polish:
funkcja
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Polish:
możliwość
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Portuguese:
função
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Portuguese:
funcionalidade
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Portuguese:
habilidade
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Portuguese:
característica
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Portuguese:
caraterística
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Russian:
фу́нкция
(fúnkcija)
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Russian:
фи́ча f slang
(fíča)
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Serbo-Croatian:
fùnkcija
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Serbo-Croatian:
znȁčājka
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Slovene:
funkcija
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Spanish:
prestación
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Turkish:
hususiyet
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Turkish:
özellik
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Turkmen:
aýratynlyk
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Turkmen:
funksiýa
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Ukrainian:
фі́ча
(fíča)
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Ukrainian:
особли́вість
(osoblývistʹ)
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Uzbek:
funksiya
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Uzbek:
imkoniyat
— computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software
Bulgarian:
подчертавам
(podčertavam)
— ascribe the greatest importance
Bulgarian:
характеризирам
(harakteriziram)
— ascribe the greatest importance
Catalan:
prioritzar
— ascribe the greatest importance
Catalan:
destacar
— ascribe the greatest importance
Czech:
podtrhnout
— ascribe the greatest importance
Czech:
zdůraznit
— ascribe the greatest importance
Dutch:
(laten) oplichten
— ascribe the greatest importance
Dutch:
benadrukken
— ascribe the greatest importance
German:
bieten
— ascribe the greatest importance
German:
aufweisen
— ascribe the greatest importance
German:
darbieten
— ascribe the greatest importance
German:
besonders herausstellen
— ascribe the greatest importance
Italian:
privilegiare
— ascribe the greatest importance
Italian:
ascrivere
— ascribe the greatest importance
Portuguese:
priorizar
— ascribe the greatest importance
Russian:
подчёркивать
(podčórkivatʹ)
— ascribe the greatest importance
Russian:
подчеркну́ть
(podčerknútʹ)
— ascribe the greatest importance
Swedish:
lyfta upp
— ascribe the greatest importance
Swedish:
upplyfta
— ascribe the greatest importance
Turkish:
özellik taşımak
— ascribe the greatest importance
Catalan:
protagonitzar per
— to star, to contain
Catalan:
sortir-hi
— to star, to contain
Czech:
uvádět v hlavních rolích
— to star, to contain
Czech:
uvádět
— to star, to contain
Czech:
obsahovat
— to star, to contain
Dutch:
met
— to star, to contain
Dutch:
bevatten
— to star, to contain
Esperanto:
ĉefroli
— to star, to contain
Esperanto:
ĉefroligi
— to star, to contain
German:
in der Hauptrolle f mitspielen
— to star, to contain
Italian:
interpretare
— to star, to contain
Italian:
eseguire
— to star, to contain
Italian:
impersonare
— to star, to contain
Italian:
recitare
— to star, to contain
Portuguese:
incluir
— to star, to contain
Spanish:
contar con
— to star, to contain
Spanish:
disponer de
— to star, to contain
Turkish:
baş rôlde oynamak
— to star, to contain
Catalan:
aparèixer
— to appear, to make an appearance
Catalan:
figurar
— to appear, to make an appearance
Catalan:
sortir-hi
— to appear, to make an appearance
Czech:
v hlavních rolích
— to appear, to make an appearance
Esperanto:
ĉefroli
— to appear, to make an appearance
Esperanto:
prezentiĝi
— to appear, to make an appearance
Italian:
apparire
— to appear, to make an appearance
Italian:
figurare
— to appear, to make an appearance
Italian:
impersonare
— to appear, to make an appearance
Italian:
dirigere
— to appear, to make an appearance
Italian:
cantare
— to appear, to make an appearance
Italian:
suonare
— to appear, to make an appearance
Portuguese:
figurar
— to appear, to make an appearance
Russian:
блистать
(blistatʹ)
— to appear, to make an appearance
Spanish:
figurar
— to appear, to make an appearance