modifier

Other forms of modifier

plural

modifiers·

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 modifier

What does modifier mean?

modifier means "a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in modifier?

modifier has 4 syllables: mo-di-fi-er. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɚ/.

What is another word for modifier?

Close synonyms include qualifier, changer, modifier gene. 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 modifier a common word?

modifier 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.

What rhymes with modifier?

14 words rhyme with modifier. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.