I. ˈfē-chər 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 -ləs adjective
II. verb
( fea·tured ; fea·tur·ing ˈfēch-riŋ, ˈfē-chər-iŋ)
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 feature s local artists
b. : to have as a characteristic or feature
a menu featuring many options
intransitive verb
: to play an important part