state vs attribute

attribute vs state

state and attribute both are nouns.

state and attribute both are verbs.

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

As nouns, attribute is a hypernym of state; that is, attribute is a word with a broader meaning than state:

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

state (noun)	attribute (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
a politically organized body of people under a single government	a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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)

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

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