property

Speech parts

1. property - Noun

2. property - Adjective

3. property - Verb

Meaning

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.

An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.

The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.

That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.

All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.

Propriety; correctness.

To invest which properties, or qualities.

To make a property of; to appropriate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

attribute belongings land feature quality holding characteristic aspect ownership estate possession asset goods trait effects
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Antonyms

swill cross debt bitter burden refuse
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Hypernyms

object concept possession construct conception attribute

Hyponyms

amber center constitution realty centre intellectual property

Phrases with the word

owned property visual property taste property collective property communal property individual property

Derivatives

properties

Examples

The best ideas are common property. Seneca

God created the universe in such a manner that all in common might derive their food from it, and that the Earth should also be a property common to all. Ambrose

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man. François Rabelais

We must blame the thief first before we say that where the owner put her property improper. Yoruba Proverb

A good neighbor increases the value of your property. Czech Proverb

Covet not the property of others. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

propertie propertied propertization property agent property and casualty insurance property appraisal