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Meaning of adjective in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈædʒəktɪv/

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  1. Noun

    adjective

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject-‘added’, from the verb adicere, from ad-‘towards’ + jacere‘throw’. The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, a translation of Greek onoma epitheton‘attributive name’

    Definitions

    1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
  2. 2. the word class that qualifies nouns
  3. Qualitative Adjective

    adjective

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

    Examples

    • « adjectival syntax »
    • « an adjective clause »
  4. 2. applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure

    Examples

    • « adjective law »

    Antonyms

    • substantive
    • essential

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