attributive

[ uh-trib-yuh-tiv ]

/ əˈtrɪb yə tɪv /

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adjective

pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.

Grammar. of or relating to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually preceding, the noun it modifies, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective sunny in a sunny day or the noun television in a television screen.

noun

Grammar. an attributive word, especially an adjective.

Origin of attributive

First recorded in 1600–10

OTHER WORDS FROM attributive

at·trib·u·tive·ly, adverbat·trib·u·tive·ness, nounnon·at·trib·u·tive, adjectivenon·at·trib·u·tive·ly, adverb

non·at·trib·u·tive·ness, nounun·at·trib·u·tive, adjectiveun·at·trib·u·tive·ly, adverbun·at·trib·u·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby attributive

attrib., attribute, attributes, attribution, attribution theory, attributive, attributively, attrit, attrite, attrition, Attu

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Example sentences from the Web for attributive

We will notice the attributive features of these witnesses as they are related by John in this chapter—that is, Rev. xi.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882|Joseph Wild
The words ex agro Sabino form an attributive phrase qualifying Romanos just as rusticos does.
Cato Maior de Senectute|Marcus Tullius Cicero
In the first place, Kant states his problem in reference only to the attributive judgment.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
(All these attributive words apply to and unite in the unity of Brahma).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki

In other words, let the bodies be regarded as attributive and the forces as substantive.
The Approach to Philosophy|Ralph Barton Perry

British Dictionary definitions for attributive

attributive

/ (əˈtrɪbjʊtɪv) /

adjective

relating to an attribute

grammar (of an adjective or adjectival phrase) modifying a noun and constituting part of the same noun phrase, in English normally preceding the noun, as black in Fido is a black dog (as opposed to Fido is black)Compare predicative

philosophy relative to an understood domain, as small in that elephant is small

noun

an attributive adjective

Derived forms of attributive

attributively, adverbattributiveness, noun

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单词	attributive
释义	attributive [ uh-trib-yuh-tiv ] / əˈtrɪb yə tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR attributive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute. Grammar. of or relating to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually preceding, the noun it modifies, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective sunny in a sunny day or the noun television in a television screen. noun Grammar. an attributive word, especially an adjective. Origin of attributive First recorded in 1600–10 OTHER WORDS FROM attributive at·trib·u·tive·ly, adverbat·trib·u·tive·ness, nounnon·at·trib·u·tive, adjectivenon·at·trib·u·tive·ly, adverb non·at·trib·u·tive·ness, nounun·at·trib·u·tive, adjectiveun·at·trib·u·tive·ly, adverbun·at·trib·u·tive·ness, noun Words nearby attributive attrib., attribute, attributes, attribution, attribution theory, attributive, attributively, attrit, attrite, attrition, Attu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for attributive We will notice the attributive features of these witnesses as they are related by John in this chapter—that is, Rev. xi. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882\|Joseph Wild The words ex agro Sabino form an attributive phrase qualifying Romanos just as rusticos does. Cato Maior de Senectute\|Marcus Tullius Cicero In the first place, Kant states his problem in reference only to the attributive judgment. A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'\|Norman Kemp Smith (All these attributive words apply to and unite in the unity of Brahma). The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)\|Valmiki In other words, let the bodies be regarded as attributive and the forces as substantive. The Approach to Philosophy\|Ralph Barton Perry British Dictionary definitions for attributive attributive / (əˈtrɪbjʊtɪv) / adjective relating to an attribute grammar (of an adjective or adjectival phrase) modifying a noun and constituting part of the same noun phrase, in English normally preceding the noun, as black in Fido is a black dog (as opposed to Fido is black)Compare predicative philosophy relative to an understood domain, as small in that elephant is small noun an attributive adjective Derived forms of attributive attributively, adverbattributiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to attributive dependent, attribute, accessory, adjunct, modifier, identifier, qualifier, adnoun, additional, descriptive
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attributive

adjective

noun

Origin of attributive

OTHER WORDS FROM attributive

Words nearby attributive

Example sentences from the Web for attributive

British Dictionary definitions for attributive

adjective

noun

Derived forms of attributive

Words related to attributive