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substantive adjective

substantive adjective noun: an adjective used alone in the absence of the noun that it modifies.

Noun

substantive adjective (plural substantive adjectives)

  1. An adjective used alone in the absence of the noun that it modifies.

Synonyms of substantive adjective

Forms of substantive adjective

pluralsubstantive adjectives

Questions about substantive adjective

What does substantive adjective mean?
Substantive adjective means an adjective used alone in the absence of the noun that it modifies.
What part of speech is substantive adjective?
Substantive adjective is a noun.
What is the plural of substantive adjective?
The plural of substantive adjective is substantive adjectives.

Words near substantive adjective in the dictionary

  1. substantivates
  2. substantivating
  3. substantivation
  4. substantivations
  5. substantive
  6. substantive adjective
  7. substantive adjectives
  8. substantive case
  9. substantive cases
  10. substantive due process
  11. substantive genitive

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