a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; self-confidence is not an endearing property

[ Syn: property , dimension ]

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

attribute or credit to; We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare; People impute great cleverness to cats

[ Syn: impute , ascribe , assign ]

decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class

[ Syn: assign ]