adjectives
adjectives is the plural of adjective.
adjectives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adjective.
Meaning of adjective
Noun
adjective (plural adjectives)
- A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
- The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.
- A dependent; an accessory.
- it must be an adjective of dain1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest, [London]: [[…] Iohn Williams […]], →OCLC
Phrases with adjectives
- -i adjectives
- -na adjectives
- noun adjectives
- proper adjectives
- ordinal adjectives
- phrasal adjectives
- cardinal adjectives
- limiting adjectives
- relative adjectives
- numerical adjectives
- predicate adjectives
- privative adjectives
14 more phrasesFewer phrases
- indefinite adjectives
- possessive adjectives
- relational adjectives
- attributive adjectives
- descriptive adjectives
- nominalized adjectives
- participial adjectives
- predicative adjectives
- prepositive adjectives
- substantive adjectives
- possessional adjectives
- postpositive adjectives
- demonstrative adjectives
- interrogative adjectives
Questions about adjectives
- What is adjectives the plural of?
- Adjectives is the plural of adjective.
Words near adjectives in the dictionary
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