Word: Adjective
Speech Type: Noun
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadʒɪktɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical.
Short Definition:word naming attribute of noun, such as sweet, red, or technical
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