A deverbal noun or adjective
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deverbalsA deverbal noun or adjective
denominativesDENOMINATIVE, a word derived from a noun or adjective
deverbal(of a noun or adjective) Derived from a verb
denominativegiving a title / a word derived from a noun or adjective
OKAYWord that can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or interjection
modified(esp. of an adjective) Restrict or add to the sense of (a noun)
modifies(esp. of an adjective) Restrict or add to the sense of (a noun)
modifying(esp. of an adjective) Restrict or add to the sense of (a noun)
indeclinable(of a noun, pronoun, or adjective in a highly inflected language) Having no inflections
caseinflectional form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective indicating its grammatical relation to other words
declensionsThe class to which a noun or adjective is assigned according to the manner of this variation
declensionThe class to which a noun or adjective is assigned according to the manner of this variation
qualifierA word or phrase, esp. an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word, esp. a noun
prenominalplaced before a noun, esp (of an adjective or sense of an adjective) used only before a noun
qualifiersA word or phrase, esp. an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word, esp. a noun
verbalsa word that combines characteristics of a verb with those of a noun or adjective compare gerund infinitive participle
theed as a function word before a noun or a substantivized adjective to indicate reference to a group as a whole the elite
decline(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) State the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender
declined(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) State the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender
declines(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) State the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender
declining(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) State the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender
classifyingDenoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal)
declension(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and other languages) The variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified
modifierA word, esp. an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g., good and family in a good family house)
modifiersA word, esp. an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g., good and family in a good family house)
declensions(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and other languages) The variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified
predicative(of an adjective or noun) Forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house
paradigms(in the traditional grammar of Latin, Greek, and other inflected languages) A table of all the inflected forms of a particular verb, noun, or adjective, serving as a model for other words of the same conjugation or declension
factive(of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left
theed as a function word with a noun modified by an adjective or by an attributive noun to limit the application of the modified noun to that specified by the adjective or by the attributive noun the right answer Peter the Great
participlesA word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been)
participleA word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been)
speciescategory of biological classification ranking immediately below the genus or subgenus, comprising related organisms or populations potentially capable of interbreeding, and being designated by a binomial that consists of the name of a genus followed by a Latin or latinized uncapitalized noun or adjective agreeing grammatically with the genus name
ARSAdjective or noun suffixes.
ENTAdjective or noun suffix.
ENTNoun or adjective suffix.
attributesAn attributive adjective or noun
complement(in systemic grammar) An adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad)
complements(in systemic grammar) An adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad)
attributive(of an adjective or noun) Preceding the word it qualifies or modifies and expressing an attribute, as old in the old dog (but not in the dog is old) and expiration in expiration date (but not in date of expiration)