feature
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
feecherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfitʃɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
media
A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
“They ran a feature on retirement planning.”
media
A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
An important or main item.
Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
computing
A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
verb
intransitive
To appear, to make an appearance.
transitive
To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
transitive
To star, to contain.
Have as a feature
“This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France.”
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
Used this way, feature is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
“They ran a feature on retirement planning.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
Usage note
It most often appears in the pattern “feature on …”, which is worth copying when you use it.
Natural pattern: feature on …
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Special / longnoun
“They ran a feature on retirement planning.”
Featureverb
“This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France.”
More ways to use feature
- “They ran a feature on retirement planning.”noun
- “The map showed roads and other features.”noun
- “This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France.”verb
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine.
The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater.
A distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind.
An odd or unusual characteristic.
Two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day).
A feature of the mental life of a living organism.
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