modifier

modifier

Modifiers are, quite simply, any word or group of words that modifies (describes or elaborates upon) another element in a sentence. Modifiers can either be adjectives, which modify nouns (or sometimes pronouns), or adverbs, which modify pretty much everything else (usually verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs). Whether a modifier is an adjective or adverb depends on what it modifies and how it functions in a sentence.Continue reading...

mod·i·fi·er

M0364300 (mŏd′ə-fī′ər)n. A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or word group.

modifier

(ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə) n1. (Grammar) grammar Also called: qualifier a word or phrase that qualifies the sense of another word; for example, the noun alarm is a modifier of clock in alarm clock and the phrase every day is an adverbial modifier of walks in he walks every day2. a person or thing that modifies

mod•i•fi•er

(ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər)

n. 1. a person or thing that modifies. 2. a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction. [1575–85] usage: See dangling participle, misplaced modifier.

modifier

, qualifier - A word or phrase that limits or qualifies the sense of another is a modifier or qualifier.See also related terms for limits.

modifier

A word, clause, or phrase that in some way qualifies or limits another word or group of words, for example “army” in an army vehicle.”

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	modifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verbqualifiercontent word, open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assignedphrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentenceintensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of somethingadverb - a word that modifies something other than a noundangling modifier, misplaced modifier - a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
	2.	modifier - a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromisingmoderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
	3.	modifier - a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu"changerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"adulterator - a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substancenormaliser, normalizer - a person who normalizesstandardiser, standardizer - a person who sets a standard for things to conform to
	4.	modifier - a gene that modifies the effect produced by another genemodifier genecistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

Translations

modificatore