Definition of Attributives. Meaning of Attributives. Synonyms of Attributives

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Definition of Attributives

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 Attributives 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)...
- profanity or "bad language", though there are also inoffensive expletive attributives. The word is derived from the Latin verb explere, meaning "to fill",...
- 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)...
- classed into attributives. Attributives are few in number, and unlike the other words, are strictly limited to modifying nouns. Attributives never predicate...
- determiner, noun, and attributive also varies, though with morphological consequences. There is number and gender agreement on both attributives (for head nouns)...
- money" verb+verb mukul-milvan "to murder" attributive+verb chʼul-totin "to become a godfather" Attributives are words that can function as predicates...
- hundreds more". bartleby.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015. "Possessives and Attributives". chicagomanualofstyle.org. Archived from the original on 7 November...
- 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...
- 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...