a word that gives information about a noun. Some adjectives indicate the qualities of a noun, for example ‘big’, ‘interesting’, and ‘weird’, and others classify a noun, for example ‘global’, ‘male’, and ‘electronic’.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of adjectives
adj.
adjective
adjective group
adjective
noun countable linguistics
US /ˈædʒəktɪv/
Other entries for this word
adjective lawnoun
adjective groupnoun
adjective phrasenoun
Word Forms
singular
adjective
plural
adjectives
DEFINITIONS1
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a word that gives information about a noun. Some adjectives indicate the qualities of a noun, for example ‘big’, ‘interesting’, and ‘weird’, and others classify a noun, for example ‘global’, ‘male’, and ‘electronic’.