Definition of Attributive. Meaning of Attributive. Synonyms of Attributive

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Definition of Attributive

Attributive
Attributive At*trib"u*tive, a. [Cf. F. attributif.] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
Attributive
Attributive At*trib"u*tive, n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

Meaning of Attributive from wikipedia

- head noun. It may be an: attributive adjective attributive noun attributive verb or other part of speech, such as an attributive numeral. Property (attribute)...
- An attributive verb is a verb that modifies (expresses an attribute of) a noun in the manner of an attributive adjective, rather than express an independent...
- classed separately, as determiners. Examples: That's a funny idea. (Attributive) That idea is funny. (Predicative) Tell me something funny. (Postpositive)...
- An expletive attributive is an adjective or adverb (or adjectival or adverbial phrase) that does not contribute to the meaning of a sentence, but is used...
- adjunct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In grammar, a noun adjunct, attributive noun, qualifying noun, noun (pre)modifier, or apposite noun is an optional...
- Lankan English. In Indian English, the word is used both as an attributive and non-attributive noun with either an unmarked or marked ("-s") plural, respectively...
- primary distinction is drawn between predicative (also predicate) and attributive expressions. Further, predicative expressions are typically not clause...
- nouns or proper nouns that can occur with determiners, articles and attributive adjectives, and can function as the head of a noun phrase. According...
- phrasal adjective, or adjectival phrase) is a compound of two or more attributive words: that is, two or more words that collectively modify a noun. Compound...
- the comparison table below. English can use either genitive case or attributive position to indicate the adjectival nature of the eponymous part of the...