adjective; accompaniment, auxiliary; characteristic
acting as an adjective (Grammar)
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Attributive Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.
A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.
(a.)
Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAttributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
attributive
\at*trib"u*tive\ (&?;), a. [cf. f. attributif.] attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
attributive
\at*trib"u*tive\, n., (gram.) a word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.
attributive
adj : (grammar) of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: prenominal]
[ant: predicative]
Adjective
1. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"
(synonym) prenominal
(antonym) predicative
(similar) attributive genitive
(classification) grammar
Attributive Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In grammar, an attributive is a word or phrase within a noun phrase that modifies the head noun. It may be an:
- attributive adjective
- attributive noun
- attributive verb
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