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ad·jec·tive  (jk-tv)

n. Abbr. a. or adj.

1. The part of speech that modifies a noun or other substantive by limiting, qualifying, or specifying and distinguished in English morphologically by one of several suffixes, such as -able, -ous, -er, and -est, or syntactically by position directly preceding a noun or nominal phrase.

2. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as white in the phrase a white house.

adj.

1. Adjectival: an adjective clause.

2. Law Prescriptive; remedial: adjective law.

3. Not standing alone; derivative or dependent.

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[Middle English, from Old French adjectif, from Late Latin adiectvus, from adiectus, past participle of adicere, to add to : ad-, ad- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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adjec·tive·ly adv.

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adjective

Noun

a word that adds information about a noun or pronoun [Latin nomen adjectivum attributive noun]

adjectival adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of something adjective - the word class that qualifies nouns modifier, qualifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb descriptive adjective, qualifying adjective - an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') classifying adjective, relational adjective - an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument') positive, positive degree - the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" superlative degree, superlative - the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'"
	2.	adjective - the word class that qualifies nouns major form class - any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of something
Adj.	1.	adjective - of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" adjectival
	2.	adjective - relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law" procedural law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" substantive, essential - defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; "substantive law"

Translations

adjective [ˈædʒɛktɪv] n → adjetivo

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adjective [ˈædʒɛktɪv] n → adjectif m

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adjective [ˈædʒɛktɪv] n → Adjektiv nt, Eigenschaftswort nt

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adjective [ˈædʒɛktɪv] n → aggettivo

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adjective

n adjective [ˈӕdʒiktiv]

a word which describes a noun a red flower; air which is cool . byvoeglike naamwoord صِفَه، نَعْت прилагателно přídavné jméno adjektiv; tillægsord das Adjektiv επίθετο (γραμμ.) adjetivo adjektiiv صفت adjektiivi adjectif שֶׁם תוֹאָר विशेषण pridjev melléknév ajektiva lÿsingarorð aggettivo 形容詞 형용사 būdvardis īpašības vārds; adjektīvs adjektif bijvoeglijk naamwoord adjektiv przymiotnik adjectivo ad­jec­tiv (имя) прилагательное prídavné meno pridevnik pridev adjektiv คำคุณศัพท์ sıfat 形容詞 прикметник اسم صفت tính từ 形容词

adj adjecˈtival [-ˈtai-]

byvoegtelik وَصْفِي، نَعْتِي прилагателен adjektivní adjektivisk adjektivisch επιθετικός adjetival adjektiivne وصفی؛ صفت ساز adjektiivinen adjectival שֶׁל תוֹאָר, תוֹאָרִי विशेषणीय pridjevski melléknévi ajektival lÿsingarorðs- aggettivale 形容詞の 형용사의, 형용사에 관한 būdvardinis adjektīva- kata sifat bijvoeglijk adjektivisk, adjektivs- przymiotnikowy adjectival adjectival адъективный adjektívny pridevniški pridevski adjektivisk เกี่ยวกับคุณศัพท์ sıfat türünden 形容詞的 ад'єктивний توصیف có chức năng tính từ 形容词的