adjective

Meanings

Plural: adjectives

Noun

a word that expresses an attribute of something
the word class that qualifies nouns
A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
A dependent; an accessory.

Adjective

of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
- "an adjective clause"
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
- "adjective law"

Adj

Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
Incapable of independent function.

Verb

To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English adjectif, adjective, from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from adiciō + -īvus, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iaciō (“throw”). The Latin word adiectivus in turn was a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικόν (epithetikón, “added”), a derivative of the compound verb ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi), from which also comes epithet.

Synonyms

adjectify, adjectival, adjective, adjective noun, adjectivize, adnoun, dependent, derivative, describing word, description word, noun adjective, procedural

Antonyms

substantive

Scrabble Score: 22

adjective is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adjective is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adjective is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

adjective is a valid Words With Friends word