feature

I. noun Etymology: Middle English feture, from Anglo-French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus, past participle of facere to make — more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person b. obsolete physical beauty 2. a. the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts b. a part of the face ; lineament 3. a. a prominent part or characteristic b. any of the properties (as voice or gender) that are characteristic of a grammatical element (as a phoneme or morpheme); especially one that is distinctive 4. a special attraction: as a. a featured motion picture b. a featured article, story, or department in a newspaper or magazine c. something offered to the public or advertised as particularly attractive <

one of the car's most popular features

> • featureless adjective II. verb (featured; featuring) Date: circa 1755 transitive verb 1. chiefly dialect to resemble in features 2. to picture or portray in the mind ; imagine 3. a. to give special prominence to <

the exhibit features local artists

> b. to have as a characteristic or feature <

a menu featuring many options

> intransitive verb to play an important part