Adjectival — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæsɪˈoʊpiəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈabuːsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈabuːsɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌæsɪˈoʊpiəm/.

Examples

adjectival syntax
an adjective clause

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adjective

Parts of Speech

adjective

of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

“adjectival syntax”

Word Forms

adjective

noun

the word class that qualifies nouns

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Adjektiv

von, sich auf ein Adjektiv beziehen oder als solches fungieren

🇪🇸Spanish

adjetival

de o relacionado con o funcionando como un adjetivo

🇮🇹Italian

aggettivale

di o relativo a o funzionante come aggettivo

🇳🇱Dutch

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

van of gerelateerd aan of functionerend als een bijvoeglijk naamwoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

adjetivo

de ou relacionado a ou funcionando como um adjetivo

🇷🇺Russian

прилагательное

прилагательное, относящееся к нему или действующее как прилагательное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषण

या उससे संबंधित या विशेषण के रूप में कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষণ

এর বা সম্পর্কিত বা একটি বিশেষণ হিসাবে কাজ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பெயரடை

ஒரு பெயர்ச்சொல்லாக அல்லது தொடர்புடையது அல்லது செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విశేషణం

విశేషణం వలె లేదా సంబంధించినది లేదా పని చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषण

च्या किंवा संबंधित किंवा विशेषण म्हणून कार्य करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશેષણ

ના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા વિશેષણ તરીકે કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶೇಷಣ

ಒಂದು ವಿಶೇಷಣವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാമവിശേഷണം

ഒരു നാമവിശേഷണമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

صفت

کا یا اس سے متعلق یا بطور صفت کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形容词

属于或关于或用作形容词

🇯🇵Japanese

形容詞

形容詞の、形容詞に関する、または形容詞として機能する

🇰🇷Korean

형용사

~의 또는 관련되거나 형용사로 기능하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính từ

của, liên quan tới hoặc có chức năng như một tính từ

🇹🇭Thai

คำคุณศัพท์

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือทำหน้าที่เป็นคำคุณศัพท์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kata sifat

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau berfungsi sebagai kata sifat

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-uri

ng o nauugnay sa o gumagana bilang isang pang-uri

🇲🇾Malay

kata adjektif

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau berfungsi sebagai kata sifat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفة

من أو المتعلقة أو تعمل كصفة

🇮🇷Persian

صفت

از یا مربوط به یا عملکرد به عنوان یک صفت

🇹🇷Turkish

sıfat

bir sıfatla ilgili veya onunla ilgili veya sıfat olarak işlev gören

🇮🇱Hebrew

שם תואר

של או קשור או מתפקד כשם תואר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'adjectival'?

The primary meaning of 'adjectival' is 'of or relating to or functioning as an adjective'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'adjectival' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'adjectival' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'adjectival' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'adjectival' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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