descriptive clause

1. 1.

   a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies

   Synonymsnonrestrictive clause

   Broadersubordinate clause

Questions about descriptive clause

What does descriptive clause mean?

descriptive clause means "a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies".

What is another word for descriptive clause?

Close synonyms include nonrestrictive clause. 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.

Is descriptive clause a common word?

descriptive clause is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.