Difference between Property and Attribute

What is the difference between Property and Attribute?

Property as a noun is something that is owned. while Attribute as a noun is a characteristic or quality of a thing.

Property

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something that is owned. A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing. An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept. An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects. An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter. An object used in a dramatic production

Example sentence: I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.

Attribute

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (used with to before the object) To associate ownership or authorship with.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A characteristic or quality of a thing.A word that qualifies a noun.The applicable option selection; a variable or a value.That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.An item with which a method, etc. may be decorated.

Example sentence: The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

We hope you now know whether to use Property or Attribute in your sentence.

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