Adjective — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a word that expresses an attribute of something

the word class that qualifies nouns

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæsˈiəɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈabɒst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈabɒst/

3 syllables Say it as /kæsˈiəɹi/.

Examples

adjectival syntax
an adjective clause
adjective law

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adjectival procedural

Antonyms

substantive

Parts of Speech

noun	a word that expresses an attribute of something
noun	the word class that qualifies nouns
adjective	of or relating to or functioning as an adjective “adjectival syntax”
adjective	relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law “adjective law”

Word Forms

adjectival	adjective	of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
adjective	noun	the word class that qualifies nouns
procedure	noun	a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Adjektiv

ein Wort, das eine Eigenschaft von etwas ausdrückt

🇫🇷French

adjectif

un mot qui exprime un attribut de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

adjetivo

una palabra que expresa un atributo de algo

🇮🇹Italian

aggettivo

una parola che esprime un attributo di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

een woord dat een attribuut van iets uitdrukt

🇵🇹Portuguese

adjetivo

uma palavra que expressa um atributo de algo

🇷🇺Russian

прилагательное

слово, выражающее признак чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषण

वह शब्द जो किसी चीज़ की विशेषता व्यक्त करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষণ

একটি শব্দ যা কিছুর একটি বৈশিষ্ট্য প্রকাশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பெயரடை

ஏதாவது ஒரு பண்பை வெளிப்படுத்தும் சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశేషణం

ఏదో ఒక లక్షణాన్ని వ్యక్తీకరించే పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषण

एक शब्द जो एखाद्या गोष्टीचे गुणधर्म व्यक्त करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશેષણ

એક શબ્દ જે કોઈ વસ્તુનું લક્ષણ વ્યક્ત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶೇಷಣ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശേഷണം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഒരു ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട് പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

صفت

ایک لفظ جو کسی چیز کی صفت کا اظہار کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形容词

表达某物属性的词

🇯🇵Japanese

形容詞

何かの属性を表す言葉

🇰🇷Korean

형용사

사물의 속성을 나타내는 단어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính từ

một từ thể hiện một thuộc tính của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

คุณศัพท์

คำที่แสดงคุณลักษณะของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kata sifat

sebuah kata yang mengungkapkan atribut sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-uri

isang salita na nagpapahayag ng katangian ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kata sifat

perkataan yang menyatakan sifat sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفة

كلمة تعبر عن صفة لشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

صفت

کلمه ای که بیانگر ویژگی چیزی است

🇹🇷Turkish

sıfat

bir şeyin niteliğini ifade eden bir kelime

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹאַר

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

The primary meaning of 'adjective' is 'a word that expresses an attribute of something'.

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

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

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

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

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