attribute

/ˈa-trə-ˌbyüt/

Middle English, from Latin attributus, past participle of attribuere to attribute, from ad- + tribuere to bestow

noun

  1. a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

  2. an object closely associated with or belonging to a specific person, thing, or office; especially : such an object used for identification in painting or sculpture

  3. a word ascribing a quality; especially : adjective

has leadership attributes

quality property character attribute mean an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified. quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic. property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species.

verb

  1. to explain (something) by indicating a cause

  2. to regard as a characteristic of a person or thing

  3. to reckon as made or originated in an indicated fashion

He attributed his success to hard work.

ascribe attribute assign impute credit mean to lay something to the account of a person or thing. ascribe suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship. attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe, less definiteness than assign.

idiom

  1. to say that (something) is because of (someone or something)

  2. to think of (something) as being a quality of (someone or something)

  3. to think of (something) as being made or created by (someone)

He attributes his success to his coach.