Property
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Physical properties, or those which result from the relations of bodies to the physical agents, light, heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion, etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color, luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness, density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc. 2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned by affinity and composition; thus, combustion, explosion, and certain solutions are reactions occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties are identical when there is identity of composition and structure, and change according as the composition changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a class which can not be included in either of the other two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in the manner of medicines and poisons. [1913 Webster] 2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence. [1913 Webster] 3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title. [1913 Webster] Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Shall man assume a property in man? --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] 5. pl. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites. [1913 Webster] I will draw a bill of properties. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. Propriety; correctness. [Obs.] --Camden. [1913 Webster] Literary property. (Law) See under Literary. Property man, one who has charge of the "properties" of a theater. [1913 Webster]  property n 1: something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: property, belongings, holding] 2: a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" 3: any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" [syn: place, property] 4: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: property, attribute, dimension] 5: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" [syn: property, prop]  PROPERTY, n. Any material thing, having no particular value, that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for possession in one and disappoints it in all others. The object of man's brief rapacity and long indifference.  property [prɔpətiː] Besitz; Eigenschaft; Eigentum; Grundstück  property [prɔpətiː] bien; domaine; fonds; propriété; propriété foncière propriété; qualité possession  property birtok ingatlan tulajdon tulajdonság vagyon  property [prɔpətiː] feirm  property fattoria possesso  property [prɔpətiː] vicus; villa  property [prɔpətiː] bezitting; boerderij; goed; landgoed eigenschap allooi; eigenschap; kwaliteit bezit; bezitting; eigendom; goed; vermogen bezit; bezitting; eigendom  property [prɔpətiː] bens de raiz, domínio, fazenda, granja, propriedade, roça, terras qualidade predicado, propriedade, qualidade possessão, propriedade  property [prɔpətiː] ферма  property [prɔpətiː] finca; granja calidad; ralea  property [prɔpətiː] bondgård; gård; säteri egenskap egenskap; kvalitet egendom besittning  property [prɔpətiː] fferm  property Eigenschaft f property Eigentum n; Besitz m; Grundbesitz m; Grundstück n  259 Moby Thesaurus words for "property": acreage, acres, adverse possession, affection, affluence, alodium, aroma, assets, attribute, available means, badge, balance, banner, belongings, blackface, body-build, bottomless purse, brand, bulging purse, burgage, cachet, capital, capital goods, capitalization, cast, character, characteristic, characteristics, chattels, chattels real, claim, clown white, colony, complexion, composition, configuration, constituents, constitution, costume, crasis, cut, de facto, de jure, demesne, dependency, derivative title, device, dharma, diathesis, differentia, differential, disposition, distinctive feature, domain, dominion, earmark, easy circumstances, effects, embarras de richesses, estate, ethos, feature, fee fief, fee position, fee simple, fee simple absolute, fee simple conditional, fee simple defeasible, fee simple determinable, fee tail, feodum, feud, fiber, fiefdom, figure, flavor, fortune, frame, frankalmoign, free socage, freehold, fund, gavelkind, gear, genius, gold, grain, greasepaint, grist, grounds, gust, habit, hallmark, handsome fortune, having title to, high income, high tax bracket, hold, holding, holdings, honor, hue, humor, humors, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, ilk, image, impress, impression, independence, index, indicant, indicator, individualism, insignia, keynote, kind, knight service, land, landed property, lands, lay fee, lease, leasehold, legal claim, legal possession, lineaments, liquid assets, lot, lots, lucre, luxuriousness, makeup, mammon, mandate, mannerism, manor, mark, marking, material wealth, means, measure, messuage, mold, money, money to burn, moneybags, nature, note, occupancy, occupation, oddity, odor, opulence, opulency, original title, owning, paraphernalia, parcel, particularity, peculiarity, pelf, physique, picture, plat, plot, possessing, possession, possessions, possessorship, practical piece, praedium, preoccupancy, preoccupation, prepossession, prescription, prop, property rights, proprietary, proprietary rights, proprietorship, prosperity, prosperousness, quadrat, quality, quiddity, quirk, real estate, real property, realty, representation, representative, resource, resources, riches, richness, savor, seal, seisin, shape, sigil, sign, signal, signature, singularity, six-figure income, smack, socage, somatotype, sort, specialty, spirit, squatting, stamp, streak, stripe, sublease, substance, suchness, supply, sure sign, symptom, system, taint, tang, taste, telltale sign, temper, temperament, tenancy, tenantry, tendency, tenements, tenor, tenure, tenure in chivalry, theatrical makeup, title, toft, token, tone, trait, treasure, trick, type, underlease, undertenancy, upper bracket, usucapion, vein, villein socage, villeinhold, villenage, virtue, way, wealth, wealthiness, worth Property related |
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