attribute vs characteristic

attribute and characteristic both are nouns.

attribute is not an adjective while characteristic is an adjective.

attribute is a verb but characteristic is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attribute	Yes	No	Yes	No
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, characteristic is a hyponym of attribute; that is, characteristic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attribute:

attribute: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something

Other hyponyms of attribute include character, lineament, quality, feature, feature, feature of speech, exactingness.

attribute (noun)	characteristic (noun)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity	a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished	any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
	a prominent attribute or aspect of something
	the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

attribute (adjective)	characteristic (adjective)
	typical or distinctive

attribute (verb)	characteristic (verb)
attribute or credit to
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

attribute vs characteristic

attribute and characteristic both are nouns.

attribute is not an adjective while characteristic is an adjective.

attribute is a verb but characteristic is not a verb.

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