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property

Noun

Something owned;
Any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone (synset 113265007)
"that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"

is a type of: possession - anything owned or possessed
subtypes:
- material possession, tangible possession - property or belongings that are tangible
- worldly belongings, worldly goods, worldly possessions - all the property that someone possesses
- 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
- landholding - a holding in the form of land
- salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction
- 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
- trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
same as: belongings, holding
A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (synset 104923519)
"a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

is a type of: attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
subtypes:
- actinism - the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects
- isotropy, symmetry - (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
- anisotropy - the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
- characteristic, device characteristic - any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
- connectivity - the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections
- 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
- genetic endowment, heredity - the total of inherited attributes
- age - how long something has existed
- fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens
- composition, constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition - the way in which someone or something is composed
- body, consistence, consistency, substance - the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- disposition - a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
- feel, tactile property - a property perceived by touch
- optics - optical properties
- visual property - an attribute of vision
- aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell - any property detected by the olfactory system
- sound property - an attribute of sound
- fullness, mellowness, richness - the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
- taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste
- saltiness - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)
- edibility, edibleness - the property of being fit to eat
- bodily property - an attribute of the body
- physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
- chemical property - a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
- sustainability - the property of being sustainable
- strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong
- concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
- weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
- temporal property - a property relating to time
- viability - (of living things) capable of normal growth and development
- spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space
- magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
- 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)
- hydrophobicity - the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
- analyticity - the property of being analytic
- compositeness - the property of being a composite number
- primality - the property of being a prime number
- selectivity - the property of being selective
- vascularity - the property being vascular
- extension - the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
- solubility, solvability - the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve
- insolubility, unsolvability - the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve
Any area set aside for a particular purpose (synset 108530790)
"who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
subtypes:
- boatyard - a place where boats are built or maintained or stored
- sanctuary - a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
- center, centre - a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- colony - a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
- hatchery - a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
same as: place
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished (synset 105857567)
"self-confidence is not an endearing property"

is a type of: concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
subtypes:
- character, lineament, quality - a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- feature, feature of speech - (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
same as: attribute, dimension
Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie (synset 104018636)
"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

subtypes: custard pie - a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificial custard; thrown in slapstick comedies

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

same as: prop

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