✅  To offer means to present something to be accepted or rejected. It can be something physical or intangible (She offered them help; He offered her his watch).

✅  Proffer means the same but it is more formal and literary (He proffered the crown).

✅  Offer is a general word you can use in all kinds of circumstances. Proffer is used almost exclusively in formal contexts, and you won’t see it as often (I offered him some lemonade; We proffer legal assistance).

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✅ Attribute is the best word for an innate characteristic, or characteristics that are fundamental to the person or thing (Gentleness was one of his attributes; The fabric’s attributes included lightness and breathability).

✅ Quality can refer to innate or acquired characteristics (Her speech had a sad quality; the chemical quality of vinegar).

✅ You can gain certain qualities over time, by choice, or through circumstances. Attribute implies that you’ve always had a certain quality.

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✅ Hint means to express an idea indirectly, but intelligibly (He kept hinting about what he wanted for his birthday).

✅ Intimate means to indicate something in a barely perceptible way (She intimated with her eyebrows that the seller was lying).

✅ Unlike to hint, to intimate something is always subtle and is usually given in order to influence a course of action (I intimated that it would be better to see a movie than go skating).

✅ You would usually use intimate in serious contexts, and it can sound formal. Hint is more general (He hinted that he liked flowers; He intimated that he was willing to take bribes).

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