Definitions for Modifierˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mod•i•fi•er*ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər(n.)
a person or thing that modifies.
a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction.
Category: Grammar
* Usage: See dangling participle, misplaced modifier.
Origin of modifier:
1575–85
Princeton's WordNet
modifier, qualifier(noun)
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
modifier(noun)
a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
changer, modifier(noun)
a person who changes something
"an inveterate changer of the menu"
modifier, modifier gene(noun)
a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
Wiktionary
modifier(Noun)
One who, or that which, modifies.
modifier(Noun)
A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.
Webster Dictionary
Modifier(noun)
one who, or that which, modifies
Translations for Modifier
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wysig, veranderAfrikaans
- يُخَفِّف، يُهَدِّئ ، يُعَدِّل ، يُغَيِّرArabic
- променямBulgarian
- modificarPortuguese (BR)
- pozměnit (se)Czech
- abändernGerman
- ændreDanish
- τροποποιώGreek
- modificarSpanish
- muutmaEstonian
- بهتر کردنFarsi
- muuttaaFinnish
- modifierFrench
- לְשַׁנוֹתHebrew
- सुधारना, संशोधन करनाHindi
- preinačitiCroatian
- módosítHungarian
- mengubahIndonesian
- breyta (lítillega)Icelandic
- modificareItalian
- 修正するJapanese
- 수정하다Korean
- modifikuoti, pakeistiLithuanian
- modificēt, pārveidotLatvian
- mengubah suaiMalay
- wijzigenDutch
- endre, gjøre (små) forandringerNorwegian
- (z)modyfikowaćPolish
- بهتر کردنPersian
- لا ښه كولPashto
- modificarPortuguese
- a modificaRomanian
- модифицироватьRussian
- upraviť, modifikovaťSlovak
- spremenitiSlovenian
- izmenitiSerbian
- modifieraSwedish
- เปลี่ยนแปลงThai
- değişiklik yapmakTurkish
- 修改Chinese (Trad.)
- видозмінюватиUkrainian
- ترمیم کرناUrdu
- sửa đổiVietnamese
- 修改Chinese (Simp.)
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