English-Thai Dictionary
adjectival
A เกี่ยวกับ คำคุณ ศัพท์ kiao-kab-kam-kuan-na-sab
adjective
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ คุณ ศัพท์ เป็น คุณ ศัพท์ kiao-kab-khun-na-sab
adjective
N คำคุณ ศัพท์ คำขยาย นาม kham-khun-na-sab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ADJECT
v.t.[L. adjicio, of ad and jacio, to throw. ] To add or put, as one thing to another.
ADJECTION
n.The act of adding, or thing added. [Little used. ]
ADJECTITIOUS
a.Added
ADJECTIVE
n.In grammar, a word used with a noun, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. It is called also an attributive or attribute. Thus, in the phrase, a wise ruler, wise is the adjective or attribute, expressing a particular property of ruler.
ADJECTIVELY
adv. In the manner of an adjective; as, a word is used adjectively.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ADJECT
Ad *ject ", v. t. Etym: [L. adjectus, p. p. of adjicere to throw to, to add to; ad + ac to throw. See Jet a shooting forth. ]
Defn: To add or annex; to join. Leland.
ADJECTION
Ad *jec "tion, n. Etym: [L. adjectio, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjection. See Adject. ]
Defn: The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added. [R.] B. Jonson.
ADJECTIONAL
ADJECTIONAL Ad *jec "tion *al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. [R.] Earle.
ADJECTITIOUS
ADJECTITIOUS Ad `jec *ti "tious, Etym: [L. adjectitius.]
Defn: Added; additional. Parkhurst.
ADJECTIVAL
ADJECTIVAL Ad `jec *ti "val, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective. W. Taylor (1797 )
ADJECTIVALLY
ADJECTIVALLY Ad `jec *ti "val *ly, adv.
Defn: As, or in the manner of, an adjective; adjectively.
ADJECTIVE
Ad "jec *tive, a. Etym: [See Adjective, n.]
1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an word sentence.
2. Not standing by itself; dependent. Adjective color, a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.
3. Relating to procedure. "The whole English law, substantive and adjective. " Macaulay.
ADJECTIVE
Ad "jec *tive, n. Etym: [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen ), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See Adject. ]
1. (Gram. )
Defn: A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler, " wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.
2. A dependent; an accessory. Fuller.
ADJECTIVE
Ad "jec *tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjectived; p. pr. & vb. n.Adjectiving.]
Defn: To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has. .. adjectived all three. Tooke.
ADJECTIVELY
ADJECTIVELY Ad "jec *tive *ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of an adjective; as, a word used adjectively.
New American Oxford Dictionary
adjective
ad jec tive |ˈajiktiv ˈæʤəktɪv | ▶noun Grammar a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it. DERIVATIVES ad jec ti val |ˌajikˈtīvəl |adjective, ad jec ti val ly |ˌajikˈtīvəlē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject- ‘added, ’ from the verb adjicere, from ad- ‘toward ’ + jacere ‘throw. ’ The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, the latter being a translation of Greek onoma epitheton ‘attributive name. ’
Oxford Dictionary
adjective
ad |jec ¦tive |ˈadʒɪktɪv | ▶noun Grammar a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical . DERIVATIVES adjectival |adʒɪkˈtʌɪv (ə )l |adjective, adjectivally |adʒɪkˈtʌɪv (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject- ‘added ’, from the verb adicere, from ad- ‘towards ’ + jacere ‘throw ’. The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, a translation of Greek onoma epitheton ‘attributive name ’.
French Dictionary
adjectif
adjectif n. m. nom masculin Mot joint à un nom pour exprimer la qualité de l ’être ou de l ’objet désigné par ce nom (adjectif qualifiant ) ou pour attribuer une catégorie à l ’être ou à l ’objet désigné par ce nom (adjectif classifiant ). tableau – adjectif. LOCUTIONS Adjectif classifiant. grammaire Adjectif qui attribue une catégorie à l ’être ou à l ’objet désigné par le nom qu ’il accompagne et avec lequel il s ’accorde. : Exemples d ’adjectifs classifiants: un dictionnaire encyclopédique, un animal herbivore. Note Technique L ’adjectif classifiant exprime une caractéristique objective. Adjectif de couleur. grammaire Adjectif exprimant la couleur. : Les adjectifs de couleur peuvent être simples (beige, blanc, rouge, etc. ) ou composés (bleu marine, gris acier, vert olive, etc. ). Adjectif qualifiant. grammaire Adjectif qui exprime une qualité de l ’être ou de l ’objet désigné par le nom qu ’il accompagne et avec lequel il s ’accorde. : Exemples d ’adjectifs qualifiants: des roses odorantes, une analyse minutieuse. Note Technique La qualité exprimée par l ’adjectif qualifiant peut être objective ou subjective, positive ou négative.
adjectif
adjectif ou adjectival , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui a une valeur d ’adjectif. : Une locution adjective ou adjectivale.
adjectivement
adjectivement adv. adverbe Avec la valeur d ’un adjectif.
adjectiver
adjectiver ou adjectiviser v. tr. verbe transitif Utiliser comme adjectif. : Dans la phrase « Cette femme pressée est en retard », le mot pressé est un participe passé adjectivé. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
adjectival
ad jec ti val /æ̀dʒɪktáɪv (ə )l /形容詞 〘文法 〙〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗形容詞の (働きをする ), 形容詞的な .名詞 C 形容詞相当語句 .～ly 副詞
adjective
ad jec tive /ǽdʒɪktɪv /〖語源は 「…に付けられた 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〘文法 〙形容詞 .形容詞 1 〘文法 〙形容詞の , 形容詞的な ; 付加的な , 自立しない, 従属した .2 〘法 〙手続き [形式 ]上の .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary