Features — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb /ˈfē-chər/ (noun) /ˌkō-ˈfē-chər/ (noun) fea·ture

Meaning & Definition of Features

Features (noun)

  1. the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
  2. physical beauty
  3. the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts
  4. a feature that has equal prominence to another
  5. a movie program with two main films
  6. a mark or feature that shows who someone is or what something is

Features (verb)

  1. to resemble in features
  2. to picture or portray in the mind, imagine
  3. to give special prominence to
  4. to give equal prominence to (two or more people or things regarded as special attractions), to feature (people or things) equally
  5. to be a part of (something)

Features (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

    "a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine"

    similar: accents, accentuates, emphasizes, foregrounds, highlights, illuminates, plays up, points (up), presses, punctuates, stresses, bears down on, makes much of
    related: focuses, identifies, pinpoints, spotlights, advertises, boosts, plugs, promotes, publicizes, overplays
    opposite: de-emphasizes, plays down
    near: tones (down), underemphasizes, understates, belittles, discounts, disparages, minimizes

  2. to form a mental picture of

    "I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt"

    similar: conceits (chiefly dialect), conceives, conjures (up), dreams, envisages, envisions, fancies, fantasies, fantasizes, ideates, images, imagines, pictures, sees, visions, visualizes
    related: daydreams, stargazes, hallucinates, re-creates, reflects, relives, reminisces, contemplates, meditates, muses, ponders, ruminates, concocts, fabricates, invents, makes up, manufactures, plans, projects, foresees, prefigures

Features (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

    "perhaps the most striking feature of that house is the way it was constructed to fit into its hillside site"

    similar: affections, attributes, attributions, characteristics, characters, criteria, diagnostics, differentiae, fingerprints, hallmarks, markers, marks, notes, particularities, peculiarities, points, properties, qualities, specifics, stamps, touches, traits
    related: badges, indications, signs, emblems, symbols, tokens, charms, graces, excellences, merits, virtues, eccentricities, idiosyncrasies, oddities, quirks, individualities, singularities

Related Entry: Feature (verb)

Feature is a different word from Features. The synonyms below are for feature, not for features.

  1. to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

    "a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine"

    similar: accent, accentuate, emphasize, foreground, highlight, illuminate, play up, point (up), press, punctuate, stress, bear down on, make much of
    related: focus, identify, pinpoint, spotlight, advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize, overplay
    opposite: de-emphasize, play down
    near: tone (down), underemphasize, understate, belittle, discount, disparage, minimize

  2. to form a mental picture of

    "I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt"

    similar: conceit (chiefly dialect), conceive, conjure (up), dream, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, ideate, image, imagine, picture, see, vision, visualize
    related: daydream, stargaze, hallucinate, re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce, contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate, concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project, foresee, prefigure

Related Entry: Feature (noun)

Feature is a different word from Features. The synonyms below are for feature, not for features.

  1. something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

    "perhaps the most striking feature of that house is the way it was constructed to fit into its hillside site"

    similar: affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
    related: badge, indication, sign, emblem, symbol, token, charm, grace, excellence, merit, virtue, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk, individuality, singularity, uniqueness

Related Entry: Cofeatures (noun)

Cofeatures is a different word from Features. The synonyms below are for cofeatures, not for features.

  1. as in B movies, B pictures

    similar: B movies, B pictures, silents, talkies, animated cartoons, cartoons, docudramas, documentaries, features, featurettes, shorts, short subjects, films, flickers, flicks, motion pictures, movies, moving pictures, pictures

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Features

The most common words with a similar meaning to Features:

Chiefly dialect: conceits
accents, accentuates, emphasizes, foregrounds, highlights, illuminates, plays up, points (up), presses, punctuates, stresses, conceives, conjures (up), dreams, envisages, envisions, fancies, fantasies, fantasizes, ideates, images, imagines, pictures, sees, visions, visualizes, bears down on, makes much of, affections, attributes, attributions, characteristics, characters, criteria, diagnostics, differentiae, fingerprints, hallmarks, markers, marks

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Features

Words with the opposite meaning of Features:

de-emphasizes, plays down

Related Words for Features

focuses, identifies, pinpoints, spotlights, advertises, boosts, plugs, promotes, publicizes, overplays, daydreams, stargazes, hallucinates, re-creates, reflects, relives, reminisces, contemplates, meditates, muses, ponders, ruminates, concocts, fabricates, invents, makes up, manufactures, plans, projects, foresees

Near Antonyms of Features

tones (down), underemphasizes, understates, belittles, discounts, disparages, minimizes

Word Forms of Features

Inflections: featured, featuring, cofeatures, co-features, cofeatured, co-featured, cofeaturing, co-featuring, featured in, featuring in, features in

Derived words: featureless (adjective)

Origin & Etymology of Features

Middle English feture, from Anglo-French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus, past participle of facere to make do

First known use: 14th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Features

Frequently Asked Questions about Features

What does "Features" mean?

"Features" means the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person. As an a noun and a verb, it is defined as: the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Features"?

Other words for "Features" include accents, accentuates, emphasizes, foregrounds, highlights, illuminates, plays up and points (up). The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Features" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Features"?

There are 99 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Features". Common alternatives include accents, accentuates, emphasizes, foregrounds, highlights, illuminates, plays up, points (up), presses and punctuates.

What is the opposite of "Features"?

Antonyms of "Features" include de-emphasizes and plays down. Near antonyms include tones (down), underemphasizes, understates and belittles.

How do you use "Features" in a sentence?

Examples of "Features" in a sentence: "a restaurant featuring an extensive list of American wines to complement its creative American cuisine"; "I can't feature that guy wearing anything other than his usual jeans and T-shirt"; "perhaps the most striking feature of that house is the way it was constructed to fit into its hillside site".

Is "Features" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Features" can be used as a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

Is "Features" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

It is on the Academic Word List, so it appears often in IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, and university texts.

How do you pronounce "Features"?

"Features" is pronounced /ˈfē-chər/ as a noun and /ˌkō-ˈfē-chər/ as a noun and divided into syllables as fea·ture.