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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