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Meaning of adjective in English
Pronunciation
/ˈædʒəktɪv/
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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.
the word class that qualifies nouns
Qualitative Adjective
adjective
Definitions
1.
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
Examples
« adjectival syntax »
« an adjective clause »
2.
applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure
Examples
« adjective law »
Antonyms
substantive
essential