feature

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin

   An expression of pleasure crossed their features.

2. 2
   noun

   a prominent attribute or aspect of something

   the map showed roads and other features

3. 3
   noun

   a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine

   they ran a feature on retirement planning

4. 4
   noun

   the principal full-length film in a program at a movie theater

   The feature tonight is 'Casablanca'.

5. 5
   verb

   have as a feature

   This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France

6. 6
   noun

   One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.

   all the powres of nature, / Which she by art could vse vnto her will, / And to her seruice bind each liuing creature; / Through secret vnderstanding of their feature.

7. 7
   noun

   A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.

   A feature interview with a noted personality or a discussion covering a specific issue is then presented.

8. 8
   noun

   A beneficial capability of a piece of software.

   The program contained an internal feature, which allowed a user to update display text after each command keystroke.

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.