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possessive
pos·ses·sive P0465100 (pə-zĕs′ĭv)adj.1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.n. Grammar 1. The possessive case.2. A possessive form or construction.
pos·ses′sive·ly adv.pos·ses′sive·ness n.possessive (pəˈzɛsɪv) adj1. of or relating to possession or ownership2. having or showing an excessive desire to possess, control, or dominate: a possessive mother. 3. (Grammar) grammar a. another word for genitive1b. denoting an inflected form of a noun or pronoun used to convey the idea of possession, association, etc, as my or Harry'sn (Grammar) grammar a. the possessive caseb. a word or speech element in the possessive case posˈsessively adv posˈsessiveness npos•ses•sive (pəˈzɛs ɪv)
adj. 1. desiring to dominate or be the only influence on someone. 2. of or pertaining to possession or ownership. 3. indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc., as Jane's in Jane's coat. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun. Compare genitive (def. 1). n. 4. the possessive case. 5. a possessive form or construction. pos•ses′sive•ly, adv. pos•ses′sive•ness, n. possessiveA case of nouns or pronouns that expresses ownership, often shown by an apostrophe followed by “s” as in Jane’s car.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | possessive - the case expressing ownershipgenitive, genitive case, possessive caseoblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominativeattributive genitive, attributive genitive case - a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'" | | Adj. | 1. | possessive - serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"genitivegrammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) | | 2. | possessive - desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" | | 3. | possessive - having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent"dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
possessiveadjective1. jealous, controlling, dominating, domineering, proprietorial, overprotective Danny could be very jealous and possessive of me.2. selfish, grasping, acquisitive He's very possessive about his car.possessiveadjectiveFearful of the loss of position or affection:clutching, jealous.Translationspossess (pəˈzes) verb to own or have. How much money does he possess? 擁有 拥有posˈsession (-ʃən) noun1. something which is owned by a person, country etc. She lost all her possessions in the fire. 原有物，財產 原有物，财产 2. the state of possessing. 擁有，佔有 拥有，占有 posˈsessive (-siv) adjective1. showing that someone or something possesses an object etc. `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives. 所有格的 所有格的2. acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions. a possessive mother. 佔有的 占有的posˈsessively adverb 佔有(地) 占有（地） posˈsessiveness noun 佔有 占有posˈsessor nounHe is the proud possessor of a new car. 佔有者 占有者
possessive
possessive (pə-zĕs′ĭv)adj. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
pos·ses′sive·ly adv.pos·ses′sive·ness n.possessive
Related to possessive: possessive case, Possessive pronouns, Possessive adjectivesSynonyms for possessiveadj jealousSynonyms- jealous
- controlling
- dominating
- domineering
- proprietorial
- overprotective
adj selfishSynonyms- selfish
- grasping
- acquisitive
Synonyms for possessiveadj fearful of the loss of position or affectionSynonymsSynonyms for possessivenoun the case expressing ownershipSynonyms- genitive
- genitive case
- possessive case
Related Words- oblique
- oblique case
- attributive genitive
- attributive genitive case
adj serving to express or indicate possessionSynonymsRelated Wordsadj desirous of owningRelated Wordsadj having or showing a desire to control or dominateRelated Words |