adjective
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectīvum, from ad (“‘next to’”) + -iect-, perfect passive participle of iaciō (“‘throw’”) + -īvus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
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[edit] Adjective
adjective (not comparable)
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- Incapable of independent function.
- 1899, John Jay Chapman, Emerson and Other Essays, AMS Press (1969) (as reproduced in Project Gutenberg)
- In fact, God is of not so much importance in Himself, but as the end towards which man tends. That irreverent person who said that Browning uses “God” as a pigment made an accurate criticism of his theology. In Browning, God is adjective to man.
- 1899, John Jay Chapman, Emerson and Other Essays, AMS Press (1969) (as reproduced in Project Gutenberg)
- (grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- (law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
- adjective law
- (chemistry) Of a dye that needs the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
[edit] Synonyms
- (incapable of independent function): dependent, derivative
- (functioning as an adjective): adjectival
- (applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure): procedural
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- (applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure): substantive
- (of a dye that needs the use of a mordant): substantive
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functioning as an adjective
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methods of enforcement and rules of procedure
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[edit] Noun
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adjective (plural adjectives)
- (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
- The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.
[edit] Usage notes
Adjectives compose a fundamental category of words in most languages. In most lanuages, most adjectives can be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and can be modified by an adverb.
[edit] Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:adjective
[edit] Translations
(grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent
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[edit] French
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adjective
- Feminine form of adjectif.
[edit] Interlingue
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adjective
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ad.ʒek'ti.ve]
[edit] Noun
adjective n. pl.
- Plural form of adjectiv. adjectives
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