Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 11 compound words that contain adjective. The most common are listed below. Open adjective in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- possessive adjectiveAn adjective expressing possession.
- attributive adjectiveAn adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.
- demonstrative adjectiveAn adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural; and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer.
- adjective phraseA phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and can include an adverbial phrase as a modifier within it.
- predicative adjectiveAn adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.
- indefinite adjectiveAn indefinite pronoun used as a determiner.
- privative adjectiveAn adjective used to show that a noun refers to something outside the category that the noun normally represents.
- proper adjectiveAn adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.
- postpositive adjectiveAn adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
- adjective lawThe portion of a law that explains rules of procedure governing evidence and practice.
- relational adjectiveA classifying adjective; an adjective that defines a relation and not a quality, commonly found in (but not exclusive to) languages that do not permit noun adjuncts.
- nominalized adjectiveAn adjective used as a noun, having undergone nominalization.
- predicate adjectiveAlternative form of predicative adjective: An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.
- adjective dyeA dye that only works when used together with mordants.
- adjective clauseSynonym of relative clause: A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes a whole statement; in English, it may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.
- na-adjectiveAlternative form of な-adjective.
- noun adjectiveSynonym of adjectival noun: A noun used as an adjective.
- substantive adjectiveAn adjective used alone in the absence of the noun that it modifies.
- verbal adjectiveA verb or verb form used attributively.
- ordinal adjectiveAn ordinal number used as an adjective.
- phrasal adjectiveA multi-word modifier that functions as a single adjective before a noun.
- prepositive adjectiveAn adjective that occurs on an antecedent basis within a noun phrase.
- relative adjectiveA relative pronoun used in an adjectival clause.
- possessional adjectiveAn adjective indicating that a noun is in possession of, or has the quality of, some other noun; usually formed in English by the affixation of the suffix -ed, -ful, -y, -ous, -able, -ual, -ish, -ar or -esque, or the suffixoid -like, to …
- descriptive adjectiveAn adjective that describes a noun.
Compound words 11
- adjectifyTo convert (a word that is not an adjective) into an adjective.
- adjectivizationThe process or result of adjectivizing; conversion into an adjective.
- adjectivizeTo convert a word into an adjective.
- adjectivelessWithout an adjective or adjectives.
- proadjectiveA term that is not an adjective but serves the same purpose.
- adjectivelikeResembling or characteristic of an adjective.
- adjectivehoodThe quality of being an adjective.
- adjectiviseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of adjectivize.
- adjectivismThe excessive use of adjectives.
- adjectivitisThe overuse of adjectives in writing.