features
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
An inflected form of feature · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,561 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 44,338 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something also: characteristic the map showed roads and other featuresgenerosity is one of his best characteristics
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin also: lineament an expression of pleasure crossed his featureshis lineaments were very regular
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater also: feature film the feature tonight is `Casablanca'
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine also: feature article they ran a feature on retirement planning
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind also: feature of speech
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
features in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The tender passions! yes, they would become those impenetrable features!
The Duenna: A Comic Opera · Richard Brinsley Sheridan · Chapter 1
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The features were strong, with a regularity that many people would consider handsome.
The Sheridan Road Mystery · Paul Thorne · Chapter 1
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His solemn head the grave physician shook; The waxen features thanked her with a look.
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 11 · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Chapter 1
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The features were certainly those of a Forsyte, but the expression was more the introspective look of a student or philosopher.
The Forsyte saga - Complete · John Galsworthy · Chapter 1
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A fierce and fixed expression settled on his swarthy features, contradicting all that assumed humility while in the presence of the chiefs.
Birch Bark Legends of Niagara · Owahyah · Chapter 1