What does adjective mean?
Definitions for adjective
ˈædʒ ɪk tɪvad·jec·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
adjective(noun)
a word that expresses an attribute of something
adjective(adj)
the word class that qualifies nouns
adjectival, adjective(adj)
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
"adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
adjective, procedural(adj)
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
"adjective law"
Wiktionary
adjective(Noun)
A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun's referent.
The words u201Cbigu201D and u201Cheavyu201D are English adjectives.
Etymology: From adjectif, from adiectivus, from ad + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
adjective(Adjective)
Incapable of independent function.
Etymology: From adjectif, from adiectivus, from ad + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
adjective(Adjective)
Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
Etymology: From adjectif, from adiectivus, from ad + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
adjective(Adjective)
Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
adjective law
Etymology: From adjectif, from adiectivus, from ad + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
adjective(Adjective)
Of a dye that needs the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
Etymology: From adjectif, from adiectivus, from ad + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
Webster Dictionary
Adjective(noun)
added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence
Etymology: [See Adjective, n.]
Adjective(noun)
not standing by itself; dependent
Etymology: [See Adjective, n.]
Adjective(noun)
relating to procedure
Etymology: [See Adjective, n.]
Adjective(noun)
a word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler
Etymology: [See Adjective, n.]
Adjective(noun)
a dependent; an accessory
Etymology: [See Adjective, n.]
Adjective(verb)
to make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective
Etymology: [See Adjective, n.]
Freebase
Adjective
In grammar, an adjective is a 'describing' word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified. Adjectives are one of the traditional eight English parts of speech, although linguists today distinguish adjectives from words such as determiners that formerly were considered to be adjectives. In this paragraph, "traditional" is an adjective, and in the preceding paragraph, "main" is.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Adjective
ad′jek-tiv, n. a word added to a noun to qualify it, or limit it by reference to quality, number, or position.—adj. Adjectīv′al.—adv. Ad′jectively. [L. adjectivum (nomen), an added (noun)—adjicĕre, -jectum, to throw to, to add—ad, to, jacĕre, to throw.]
Editors Contribution
adjective
A describing word.
We use an adjective to describe.
Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'adjective' in Nouns Frequency: #3013
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adjective in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adjective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of adjective in a Sentence
Yes, I know it makes great TV. I think the guy went way overboard -- offensive, outrageous, pick your adjective, but what Marco Rubio said has as much of an impact in terms of where the Republican Party is today as anybody on that stage, and it is deeply troubling. And it should be to the press, not just to those of us who have been doing this work for so long.
Their favorite adjective is Kennedyesque, they all talk about his hair and his teeth, they talk about no substance, nothing about his record, they don’t talk about his being open to abolishing [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], they don’t talk about his wanting to impeach the president.
I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous.
The day you stop being compassionate, your adjective of human drops!
The adjective ‘decent’ and the noun ‘government’ have seldom come together in the human history!
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Translations for adjective
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- byvoeglik, byvoeglike naamwoordAfrikaans
- adchectivoAragonese
- وَصْفِيّ, نَعْتِيّ, نعت, اجرائي, صفةArabic
- sıfətAzerbaijani
- сифатBashkir
- прыметнікBelarusian
- прилагателно имеBulgarian
- বিশেষণBengali
- anv-gwanBreton
- adjectiuCatalan, Valencian
- билгалдошChechen
- přídavné jménoCzech
- паллă ячĕChuvash
- ansoddairWelsh
- tillægsord, adjektivDanish
- Wiewort, Adjektiv, Eigenschaftswort, formal, Beiwort, adjektivischGerman
- επίθετο, επιθετικόςGreek
- adjektiva, adjektivoEsperanto
- adjetivar, adjetivoSpanish
- adjektiiv, omadussõnaEstonian
- adjektibo, izenondoBasque
- وصفی, صفتPersian
- laatusana, adjektiivi, adjektiivinenFinnish
- lýsingarorðFaroese
- adjectif, adjetiver, procédureFrench
- eigenskip oantsjuttend, protokol, eigenskipswurdWestern Frisian
- aidiacht, aidiachtachIrish
- buadhairScottish Gaelic
- adxectivoGalician
- marennymManx
- שם תואר, תואר השםHebrew
- बिशेषणHindi
- melléknévi, melléknévHungarian
- ածականArmenian
- adjective, adjectival, adjectivoInterlingua
- kata sifat, adjektivaIndonesian
- adjectiveInterlingue
- adjektivoIdo
- lýsingarorðIcelandic
- aggettivale, aggettivoItalian
- 依存性, 手続き上, 形容詞, 形容動詞, 形容する, 非独立性Japanese
- ზედსართავი სახელი, სახელიGeorgian
- сын есімKazakh
- គុណនាមKhmer
- 형용사, 形容詞Korean
- hanow gwanCornish
- сын атоочKyrgyz
- verbum adiectum, adiectivusLatin
- bievooglik naamwaordLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- likonzámíLingala
- ຄຳຄຸນນາມLao
- būdvardisLithuanian
- adjektīvs, īpašības vārdsLatvian
- kupuāhuaMāori
- придавка, придавски, придавенMacedonian
- നാമവിശേഷണംMalayalam
- тэмдэг нэрMongolian
- kata sifatMalay
- aġġettivMaltese
- နာမဝိသေသနBurmese
- विशेषणNepali
- bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijvoeglijk, adjectief, adjectivisch, formeelDutch
- adjektivNorwegian Nynorsk
- adjektivNorwegian
- adjectiuOccitan
- ବିଶେଷଣOriya
- przymiotnik, przymiotnikowyPolish
- adjetivo, adjectivo, adjetivarPortuguese
- sutip rampaqninQuechua
- adjectivRomansh
- adjectiv, adjectival, adjectivăRomanian
- прилагательное, имя прилагательное, прилагательныйRussian
- विशेषणSanskrit
- pridjev, придев, придјев, pridevSerbo-Croatian
- prídavné menoSlovak
- pridevniški, pridevnikSlovene
- mbiemër, adjektivAlbanian
- adjéktifSundanese
- adjektivSwedish
- kivumishi, tashbihi, sifaSwahili
- உரிச்சொல்Tamil
- విశేషణముTelugu
- сифатTajik
- คุณศัพท์, คำคุณศัพท์Thai
- sypatTurkmen
- pang-uriTagalog
- sıfat, ön adTurkish
- прикметникUkrainian
- بشیشن, صفتUrdu
- sifatUzbek
- có tính chất tính từ, tính từVietnamese
- ladyekik, ladyekVolapük
- addjectifWalloon
- אַדיעקטיווYiddish
- 形容词Chinese
- isiphawuloZulu
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