ETYM Old Eng. feture form, shape, feature, Old Fren. faiture fashion, make, from Latin factura a making, formation, from facere, factum, to make. Related to Feat, Fact, Facture.
1. A prominent aspect of something; SYN. characteristic.
2. An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles.
3. The characteristics parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; SYN. lineament.

The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; SYN. feature film.

A unique, attractive, or desirable property of a program or of a computer or other hardware.

A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; SYN. feature article.

1 chiefly dialect; to resemble in features
2. To picture or portray in the mind; imagine
3. To give special prominence to
4. To have as a characteristic or feature
5. To play an important part