n.
Pronunciation: ' f ē -ch ə r
Function: 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 feature s >
– fea · ture · less \ -l ə s \ adjective