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Showing words for ADJECTIVE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Adjective

adjective

7 Letter Words for Adjective

deicate, dejecta, deviate, evicted, jadeite

6 Letter Words for Adjective

aceite, active, adject, advect, advice, dacite, dative, decate, deceit, deject, device, ejecta, evited, ideate

5 Letter Words for Adjective

acted, cadee, cadet, cadie, caved, cavie, cited, citee, civet, davit, deave, deice, diact, dicta, divet, djave, eaved, ectad, edict, edite, eject, evade, evict, evite, ideta, jived, teade, teaed, teave, ticed, vatic, vedet, vedic, viced, vitae

4 Letter Words for Adjective

aced, acid, adet, adit, adjt, advt, aide, ajee, ated, avid, avie, cade, cadi, caid, cate, cave, cede, cedi, ceja, cete, ceti, cide, cite, cive, dace, date, dave, deet, deev, deia, deja, deti, deva, deve, devi, dice, dict, diet, dita, dite, diva, dive, eadi, eave, ecad, edea, edit, eide, etic, evet, iced, idea, idee, jade, jati, jeat, jeed, jeta, jete, jiva, jive, tace, tade, taed, tave, tead, teca, teed, tice, tide, tied, vade, veda, veta, vica, vice, vide, vied, vita, vite

3 Letter Words for Adjective

ace, act, adc, ade, adj, adv, aid, ait, ate, ave, cad, cai, cat, cav, cee, cia, cid, cie, cit, civ, cte, cva, dae, dat, dca, dea, dec, dee, dei, det, dev, dia, die, dit, div, ead, eat, ect, eec, eta, etc, eve, ice, ida, ide, ita, itd, iva, ive, jad, jai, jat, jct, jed, jee, jet, tad, tai, taj, tav, tea, tec, ted, tee, tic, tid, tie, tji, vac, vae, vat, vee, vei, vet, via, vic, vid, vie

Definitions for Adjective

[1] Grammar . any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying, as wise in a wise grandmother, or perfect in a perfect score, or handsome in He is extremely handsome. Other terms, as numbers (one cup; twelve months ), certain demonstrative pronouns (this magazine; those questions ), and terms that impose limits (each person; no mercy ) can also function adjectivally, as can some nouns that are found chiefly in fixed phrases where they immediately precede the noun they modify, as bottle in bottle cap and bus in bus station.
[2] pertaining to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival: the adjective use of a noun.
[3] Law . concerning methods of enforcement of legal rights, as pleading and practice (opposed to substantive).
[4] (of dye colors) requiring a mordant or the like to render them permanent (opposed to substantive).
[5] Archaic . not able to stand alone; dependent: Women were seen by some (by some men, that is) as adjective creatures, needing to be cared for and protected from the vicissitudes of life.
[6] a word imputing a characteristic to a noun or pronoun (as modifier ) an adjective phrase Abbreviation: adj
[7] additional or dependent
[8] (of law) relating to court practice and procedure, as opposed to the principles of law dealt with by the courts Compare substantive (def. 7)

Words related to Adjective

dependent, attribute, accessory, adjunct, modifier, identifier, qualifier, adnoun, additional, descriptive, attributive

Words nearby Adjective

adjacency, adjacent, adjacent angle, adjacent angles, adjectival, adjective, adjective clause, adjective phrase, adjective pronoun, adjectivize, adjigo

Origin of Adjective

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin adjectīvum, neuter of adjectīvus, equivalent to adject(us ) attached, added, past participle of ad(j)icere (ad- ad- + -jec-, combining form of jac- throw + -tus past participle suffix) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Adjective

ad·jec·ti·val , adjective
ad·jec·ti·val·ly , ad·jec·tive·ly , adverb
non·ad·jec·tive·ly , adverb
pre·ad·jec·tive , adjective

Word origin for Adjective

C14: from Late Latin adjectīvus attributive, from adjicere to throw to, add, from ad- to + jacere to throw; in grammatical sense, from the Latin phrase nōmen adjectīvum attributive noun

Synonyms for Adjective

accessory, adjunct, adnoun, attribute, dependent, identifier, modifier, qualifier, additional, attributive, descriptive