Definitions for Adjectiveˈædʒ ɪk tɪv

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Adjective

Princeton's WordNet

  1. adjective(noun)

    a word that expresses an attribute of something

  2. adjective(adj)

    the word class that qualifies nouns

  3. adjectival, adjective(adj)

    of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

    "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"

  4. adjective, procedural(adj)


    "adjective law"


  1. adjective(Noun)

    A word that modifies a noun or describes a nounu2019s referent.

    The words u201Cbigu201D and u201Cheavyu201D are English adjectives.

  2. adjective(Adjective)

    Incapable of independent function.

  3. adjective(Adjective)

    Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.

  4. adjective(Adjective)

    Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.

    adjective law

  5. adjective(Adjective)

    Of a dye that needs the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.

  6. Origin: From adjectif, from adiectivus, from ad + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Adjective(noun)


  2. Adjective(noun)

    not standing by itself; dependent

  3. Adjective(noun)

    relating to procedure

  4. Adjective(noun)


  5. Adjective(noun)

    a dependent; an accessory

  6. Adjective(verb)

    to make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective

  7. Origin: [See Adjective, n.]


  1. Adjective

    In grammar, an adjective is a 'describing' word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified. Adjectives are one of the traditional eight English parts of speech, although linguists today distinguish adjectives from words such as determiners that formerly were considered to be adjectives. In this paragraph, "traditional" is an adjective, and in the preceding paragraph, "main" is.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Adjective' in Nouns Frequency: #3013

Images & Illustrations of Adjective

Translations for Adjective

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for Adjective »


Find a translation for the Adjective definition in other languages:

Select another language:

Discuss these Adjective definitions with the community:

Word of the Day


Please enter your email address:     


Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:


"Adjective." STANDS4 LLC, 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2015. <>.

Are we missing a good definition for Adjective? Don't keep it to yourself...

Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for Adjective:

Thanks for your vote! We truly appreciate your support.