attribute vs state

state vs attribute

attribute and state both are nouns.

attribute and state both are verbs.

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

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

attribute: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

Other hyponyms of attribute include form, shape, time, infinite, space, human nature, trait, character, thing, common denominator, personality, cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine, uncheerfulness, ballast, ethos, eidos, quality, property, heritage, inheritance, depth.

attribute (noun)	state (noun)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity	the way something is with respect to its main attributes
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
	a state of depression or agitation
	(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

attribute (verb)	state (verb)
attribute or credit to	express in words
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	put before
	indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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