attributive adjective

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NounEdit

attributive adjective (plural attributive adjectives)

1. (grammar) 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.

Usage notesEdit

As opposed to predicative adjectives, attributive adjectives are part of the noun phrase that they modify.

TranslationsEdit

adjective that describes only an attribute

• French: épithète (fr) f
• German: attributives Adjektiv n
• Italian: aggettivo attributo m

• Romanian: adjectiv atributiv n
• Scottish Gaelic: buadhair buaidh-aithriseach m
• Spanish: adjetivo atributivo m