English-Italian translations for adjective

• aggettivo
  Mi dispiace all'articolo 9 l'aggettivo "scoraggiante». I regret, in Article 9, the adjective 'discouraging' .
  L' aggettivo farebbe trasalire il Commissario Lamy! The adjective is one that will make Mr Lamy jump with fright!
  Lo stesso aggettivo 'atipico? presente nel titolo di questa direttiva la dice lunga al riguardo. The very adjective 'atypical' in the name of this directive says it all.
• aggettivale
• aggettivare

Definition of adjective

• A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent
• A dependent; an accessory
• Incapable of independent function
• Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective
• Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure
• Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed
• To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective
• To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective

Examples

• The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.

Related words

• adjectively
• pro-adjective
• deadjective
• adjective phrase
• adjective stem
• adjective pronoun
• demonstrative adjective
• possessive adjective
• attributive adjective