ad·jec·tive
 adjective
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Parts
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noun |
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in grammar, a word that modifies a noun or noun equivalent.
In the sentences "It was difficult work" and "The work was difficult," the word "difficult" is an adjective.The teacher asked the students to use more interesting and descriptive adjectives in their writing.
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adjective |
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relating to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival.
Relative clauses can be called adjective clauses because they modify nouns and noun equivalents. |
The word
adjective comes from a Latin word,
adjectiva, which means "added." Adjectives add information to a noun.