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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a word that expresses an attribute of something;

2. the word class that qualifies nouns;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective;
- Example: "adjectival syntax"
- Example: "an adjective clause"
[syn: adjectival, adjective]

2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law;
- Example: "adjective law"
[syn: adjective, procedural]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjectived; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjectiving.] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] [1913 Webster] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three. --Tooke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\ ([a^]d"j[e^]k*t[i^]v), a. [See Adjective, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence. [1913 Webster] 2. Not standing by itself; dependent. [1913 Webster] Adjective color, a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency. [1913 Webster] 3. Relating to procedure. "The whole English law, substantive and adjective." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See Adject.] 1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler. [1913 Webster] 2. A dependent; an accessory. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adjective adj 1: of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" [syn: adjectival, adjective] 2: relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law" [syn: adjective, procedural] [ant: essential, substantive] n 1: a word that expresses an attribute of something 2: the word class that qualifies nouns