attribute

a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

the essential quality of something

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other

a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it

a distinct feature or element in a problem

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)

the central or most important feature

a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure

an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

outward features

an odd or unusual characteristic

feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety

(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf

(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)

English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)

prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)

English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)

French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)

South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)

Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)

English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)

Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981)

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)

bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)

an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God

(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)

Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)

Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States

a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake

a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay

a major open geological fault in Alaska

a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present

the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago

from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms

the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life

the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life

last 2 million years

from 63 million to 2 million years ago

from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants

from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers

from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity

from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles

from 345 million to 280 million years ago

from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land

from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects

from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites

from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals

from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds

from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates

approximately the last 63 million years

from 230 million to 63 million years ago

from 544 million to about 230 million years ago

approximately the last 10,000 years

from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution

from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals

from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals

from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats

from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals

from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals

the way something is with respect to its main attributes

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

the state of being cognitively skillful

the state of being split or cleft

a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

the state of being ornamented

a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

a state at a particular time

the state of being conditional

(physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle

the state of being a nation

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)

a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

the state of living together in tribes

ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects

state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

the state or fact of existing

the state of not being

the absence of life or state of being dead

the state of being employed or having a job

the state of being unemployed or not having a job

established customary state (especially of society)

a disturbance of the peace or of public order

a state of deep-seated ill-will

a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

the degree of visibility of your environment

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

a state of change

a state of no motion or movement

the state of something that has outlived its relevance

the state of being active

the state of being inactive

a state that continues for a limited time

the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action

the presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood

the state of being enlarged

the state of lacking unity

the state of being joined or united or linked

state of being mature; full development

not having reached maturity

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell

the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

the state of being without a flaw or defect

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

the state or an instance of being imperfect

the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver

the state or fact of being an owner

the state of being obligated to do or pay something

a final state

the state of being cancelled or annulled

the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold

(biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane

the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene

the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene

the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species

the state of being plural

(toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism

(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

the state of being a father

the state of having been made use of

the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

a three-dimensional shape

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

a shape created by natural forces; not man-made

a shape that spreads outward

a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

a shape having one or more sharp angles

a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

a shape resulting from distortion

an ill-defined or arbitrary shape

a connecting shape

something approximating the shape of a circle

something approximating the shape of a square

something approximating the shape of a triangle

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)

the time of various biological processes

the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe

the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom

time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

the time that has elapsed

the time yet to come

(music) the beat of musical rhythm

a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts

the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

the property of enduring or continuing in time

time without end

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

physical space independent of what occupies it

(physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance

(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind

any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions

the trait of acting compulsively

emotional nature or quality

absence of emotion

the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically

a disposition to remain inactive or inert

the trait of being serious

the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

the trait of being communicative

the trait of being uncommunicative

the trait of thinking carefully before acting

the trait of not thinking carefully before acting

the trait of being observant and paying attention

the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others

the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men

the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

the trait of deserving trust and confidence

the trait of not deserving trust or confidence

the quality of being individual

a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money

concern for your own interests and welfare

the trait of being highly motivated

the trait of being resolute

the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose

the trait of being well behaved

the trait of lacking discipline

the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

the trait of not trusting others

diligence in keeping clean

lack of cleanly habits

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

the trait of being easily persuaded

the trait of being hard to influence or control

a rural characteristic or trait

(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

(genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene

any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

an attribute that is common to all members of a category

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive

(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)

(psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives

personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others

personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals

(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

a cheerful willingness to be obliging

not conducive to cheer or good spirits

the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings

(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era

(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

the quality of clear water

the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light

the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons

freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

the quality of being difficult

the quality of being capable of igniting and burning

the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose

the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation

the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind

the quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft

the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree

the quality of being painful

the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting

the quality of being open to public view

the quality of being suitable for spinning or the capability of being spun (used of textile fibers)

the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose

the quality of providing protection

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

the quality of being human

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

the finest or most superior quality of its kind

a distinguishing quality

the quality of being salable or marketable

the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change

the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged

the quality of being alike

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

something that is certain

the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

the quality of being actual or based on fact

the quality of being contrary to fact

the quality of being physical; consisting of matter

the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter

the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance

the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

the quality of being intricate and compounded

the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate

not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals

the quality of moving freely

the quality of not moving

the quality of giving pleasure

the quality of giving displeasure

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

the quality of being incredible

correct and valid reasoning

invalid or incorrect reasoning

the quality of being natural or based on natural principles

the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles

artistic quality

the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you

the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement

the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable

the quality of being commonplace and ordinary

the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered

an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties

the quality of being alien or not native

the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin

the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)

the quality of being unoriginal

conformity to fact or truth

the quality of not conforming to fact or truth

the quality of being near to the true value

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

the quality of being inaccurate and having errors

a distinguishing quality

the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance

the quality of conforming to law

the quality of failing to conform to law

a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)

the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

the quality or character of life in a city or town

the quality of comprehensible language or thought

the quality of being expressive

the quality of being incomprehensible

the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)

the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

the quality of being amoral

the quality of being divine

the quality of being holy

the quality of being ideal

the quality of being unholy

a quality appropriate to a parent

the quality of being faithful

the quality of being unfaithful

the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

lack of sophistication or worldliness

a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)

the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)

the quality of being soap or being covered with soap

the quality of being fibrous

the quality of being directive

the quality of being extreme

the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view

the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth

the quality of yielding nothing of value

the quality of being of practical use

the quality of having no practical use

a useful or valuable quality

the quality of serving to build or improve

the quality of causing destruction

a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness

characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations

the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations

possession of controlling influence

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

lacking the power to perform

an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

the quality of being domestic or domesticated

the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit

the quality of being finite

the quality of being measurable

the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid

the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid

unspecified qualities required to do or be something

the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting)

the quality of being funny

a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

the quality of being brachycephalic

the quality of being dolichocephalic

the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else

the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events

the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events

the quality of being subjective

the quality of being snooty

the quality of being ulterior

the quality of being worth remembering

the quality of abounding in trees

the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax

a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions

the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions

any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections

(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory

the total of inherited attributes

how long something has existed

how something is done or how it happens

the way in which someone or something is composed

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

a property perceived by touch

optical properties

an attribute of vision

any property detected by the olfactory system

an attribute of sound

the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing

a property appreciated via the sense of taste

the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)

the property of being fit to eat

an attribute of the body

any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions

a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity

the property of being sustainable

the property of being physically or mentally strong

the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

a property relating to time

(of living things) capable of normal growth and development

any property relating to or occupying space

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)

the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water

the property of being analytic

the property of being a composite number

the property of being a prime number

the property of being selective

the property being vascular

the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve

the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

personal characteristics that are inherited at birth

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

properties acquired during a person's formative years

the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense