Dictionary entry details
• PROPERTY (noun)
Meaning:
Any area set aside for a particular purpose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
property; place
Context examples:
who owns this place? / the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
Hypernyms ("property" is a kind of...):
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "property"):
hatchery (a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs))
center; centre (a place where some particular activity is concentrated)
sanctuary (a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept)
Meaning:
Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
belongings; material possession; holding; property
Context examples:
that hat is my property / he is a man of property
Hypernyms ("property" is a kind of...):
possession (anything owned or possessed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "property"):
shareholding (a holding in the form of shares of corporations)
church property; spirituality; spiritualty (property or income owned by a church)
lease; letting; rental (property that is leased or rented out or let)
trade-in (an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one)
public property (property owned by a government)
wealth (property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value)
estate (everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities)
heirloom ((law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance)
stockholding; stockholdings (a specific number of stocks or shares owned)
salvage (property or goods saved from damage or destruction)
landholding (a holding in the form of land)
worldly belongings; worldly goods; worldly possessions (all the property that you possess)
ratables; rateables (property that provides tax income for local governments)
hereditament (any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited)
intellectual property (intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights))
community property (property and income belonging jointly to a married couple)
personal estate; personal property; personalty; private property (movable property (as distinguished from real estate))
things (any movable possession (especially articles of clothing))
immovable; real estate; real property; realty (property consisting of houses and land)
commonage (property held in common)
trust (something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary))
Meaning:
A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
a study of the physical properties of atomic particles
Hypernyms ("property" is a kind of...):
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "property"):
magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small))
spatial property; spatiality (any property relating to or occupying space)
viability ((of living things) capable of normal growth and development)
temporal property (a property relating to time)
weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)
concentration ((chemistry) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter))
strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)
sustainability (the property of being sustainable)
chemical property (a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity)
degree; grade; level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality)
size (the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing))
insolubility; unsolvability (the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve)
solubility; solvability (the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve)
extension (the ability to raise the working leg high in the air)
vascularity (the property being vascular)
selectivity (the property of being selective)
primality (the property of being a prime number)
compositeness (the property of being a composite number)
analyticity (the property of being analytic)
hydrophobicity (the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water)
physical property (a property used to characterize physical objects)
bodily property (an attribute of the body)
fashion; manner; mode; style; way (how something is done or how it happens)
age (how long something has existed)
genetic endowment; heredity (the total of inherited attributes)
duality; wave-particle duality ((physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory)
connectivity (the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections)
characteristic; device characteristic (any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions)
anisotropy (the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions)
isotropy; symmetry ((physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions)
actinism (the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects)
composition; constitution; makeup (the way in which someone or something is composed)
body; consistence; consistency (the property of holding together and retaining its shape)
edibility; edibleness (the property of being fit to eat)
saltiness (the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution))
taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)
fullness; mellowness; richness (the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing)
sound property (an attribute of sound)
aroma; odor; odour; olfactory property; scent; smell (any property detected by the olfactory system)
visual property (an attribute of vision)
feel; tactile property (a property perceived by touch)
disposition (a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing)
Meaning:
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
attribute; dimension; property
Context example:
self-confidence is not an endearing property
Hypernyms ("property" is a kind of...):
concept; conception; construct (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "property"):
character; lineament; quality (a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something)
characteristic; feature (a prominent aspect of something)
Meaning:
Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
prop; property
Context example:
before every scene he ran down his checklist of props
Hypernyms ("property" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "property"):
custard pie (a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies)
Holonyms ("property" is a part of...):
mise en scene; setting; stage setting (arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted)
