adjective

1. 1.

   a word that expresses an attribute of something

   Broadermodifier

   Narrowerdescriptive adjectiverelational adjectivepositivecomparativesuperlative
2. 2.

   the word class that qualifies nouns

   Broadermajor form class

1. 1.

   of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

   “adjectival syntax”

   “an adjective clause”

   Synonymsadjectival
2. 2.

   relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law

   “adjective law”

   Synonymsprocedural

   Antonymssubstantive

   law

Other forms of adjective

plural

adjectives·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about adjective

What does adjective mean?

adjective means "a word that expresses an attribute of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adjective?

adjective has 3 syllables: ad-jec-tive. The stress falls on "ad". In IPA it is /ˈædʒɪktɪv/.

What is another word for adjective?

Close synonyms include adjectival, procedural. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of adjective?

The recorded antonyms are substantive.

Is adjective a common word?

adjective is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.