# feature

Pronunciation: US say "FEE-chur" /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/; UK say "FEE-chuh" /ˈfiː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

## Verb

1. To include or show someone or something as an important or prominent part.
   - Simple: To have or show someone or something as a main part, so people notice it.
   - _The new exhibition features works by emerging photographers._
   - _Festivals like this feature dozens of independent films each year._
4. To appear or play a prominent part in something.
   - Simple: To appear as an important part of something.
   - _Strong female leads feature in many of his novels._
   - _Local landmarks featured prominently in the documentary._

## Noun

2. A distinctive part, quality, or characteristic of something, such as a landscape, a picture, or a piece of writing.
   - Simple: A part or quality of something that stands out or makes it special.
   - _The river's winding path is the most striking feature of the whole valley._
   - _Critics praised the novel's loose structure as one of its boldest features._
3. A useful capability built into a piece of software.
   - Simple: Something a computer program can do that helps the person using it.
   - _The latest update adds a feature for sharing files across devices._
   - _Developers spent months refining the program's search features._
9. Any of the physical parts of the face, such as the eyes, nose, or mouth.
   - Simple: One of the parts of a person's face, like the eyes or nose.
   - _The soft lighting brought out every feature of her face._
   - _The portrait captured his features with remarkable accuracy._
5. Short for feature film. — Ellipsis of feature film.
   - Simple: Short for feature film. It means a full-length movie.
   - _The studio released its biggest feature of the year in December._
   - _Critics gathered to review the festival's opening feature._
6. A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that produces such pieces.
   - Simple: A long, important story in a newspaper, magazine, or show.
   - _The Sunday edition led with a feature on urban farming._
   - _He moved from hard news to writing long features._
7. An appearance as a guest performer on another artist's track or recording.
   - Simple: A guest appearance by a singer or musician on someone else's song.
   - _The album closes with a feature from a soul legend._
   - _The singer turned down a feature on the rapper's new track because of a scheduling conflict._
8. An important or main item within a set, show, or collection.
   - Simple: A main or most important part of something.
   - _The keynote speech was the central feature of the conference._
   - _Several special features rounded out the evening's program._
10. An individual measurable property or characteristic of something observed, used as the input to a model.
   - Simple: A single measurable piece of information that a computer model takes in to learn or predict.
   - _Engineers added a new feature to improve the model's predictions._
   - _Choosing relevant features is central to building an accurate classifier._

## Verb

11. To resemble someone or something in form or appearance. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To look very much like another person in face or build.
   - _Neighbors always said the twins didn't feature their father one bit, but they had their mother's wide smile._
   - _He features his grandfather more with every passing year._

## Noun

12. A person's bodily form, shape, and proportions. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The shape and build of a person's body.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A characteristic form or shape on a part, such as a hole, boss, slot, chamfer, or fillet.
- (noun) A nonportable trace of past human activity, such as a hearth, pit, or wall, that helps define and interpret an archaeological site.
- (noun) One of the basic elements into which a linguistic unit can be broken down.
- (verb) To imagine, picture, or grasp something in the mind.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English feture, through Anglo-Norman and Old French faiture, from Latin factūra (from factus and faciō, "do, make"), and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to put, place, set." It is a doublet of facture.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/feature (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).