adjective
/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables
Adjective means: of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
Synonyms for adjective9
adjective, as in of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
adjectival
adjective, as in relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
procedural
also used for adjective
adjective noun, adnoun, describing word, description word, noun adjective, adjectify, adjectivize
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Opposites of adjective
substantive
What does adjective mean?4
adjective
1
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective“adjectival syntax”
2
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law“adjective law”
noun
1
a word that expresses an attribute of something
2
the word class that qualifies nouns
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Adjective in a sentence
- Things that modify nouns (adjective, or adjectival equivalent).fcbond
- In this case, the adjective goes before the noun._undertoad
- In that language, adjectives and nouns are inflected for gender.mailohilohi
- Finally, let's look at some useful adjectives and verbs.josivangoncalves
- Beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, strong, and weak are examples of adjectives.rul
- Read the following sentences, then write the noun with the matching adjectives.Alkrasnov
- Pretty, ugly, rich, poor, strong, weak...are examples of adjectives.DJ_Saidez
- Don't forget that the adjective must agree with its noun.AlanF_US
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Forms of adjective
as a noun
- plural
- adjectives