attributive

English - Turkish

Definition of attributive in English Turkish dictionary

niteleyici

{i} sıfat

niteleyen

{s} veren

{s} atfeden

{i} niteleyici sözcük

Related Terms

attributive adjective

niteleme sıfatı

attributively

niteleyerek

English - English

Definition of attributive in English English dictionary

Having the nature of an attribute

A word or phrase, such as an adjective or noun, that modifies a noun and is part of the noun's noun phrase; contrasted with predicative

In this tiger is a man-eater, man is an attributive noun.

Of, or being an attributive (see above)

In this big house, big is attributive, while in this house is big, it is predicative.

{a} relating to an attribute

{n} a word which denotes quality

{s} acting as an adjective (Grammar)

A word or phrase, such as an adjective or noun, that modifies a noun and is part of the nouns noun phrase; contrasted with predicative

describing and coming before a noun. For example, in the phrase 'big city', 'big' is an attributive adjective, and in the phrase 'school bus', 'school' is a noun in an attributive position. predicative

A word that denotes an attribute; esp

a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase

{i} adjective; accompaniment, auxiliary; characteristic

of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'

of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"

Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute

Related Terms

attributive adjective

An adjective that describes an attribute of the noun phrase of which it is a part

The word “red” in “the red balloon” is an attributive adjective.

attributive adjectives

plural form of attributive adjective

attributive noun

a noun that modifies another noun attributively and that is optional (that is, it can be removed without affecting the grammar of the sentence); a noun used as an adjective

For example, in the compound noun chicken soup, the attributive noun chicken modifies the noun soup.

attributive nouns

plural form of attributive noun

attributive adjective

{i} adjective that comes before a noun and not after a copula verb, (Grammar)

attributive genitive

a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective; "an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'

attributively

In an attributive manner

attributively

in the form of an adjective (Grammar)

attributively

in an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively"

attributively

in an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively

attributives

plural of attributive

Hyphenation

at·tri·bu·tive

Antonyms

predicative