attributive
Meaning of attributive
noun
- (grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
- (grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
- Having the nature of an attribute.
- Serving to express an attribute of an object.
Information about attributive
Hyphenation of attributive
at-tribu-tive
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- attributive is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
attributive synonyms
Meaning prenominal:
attributive antonyms
Meaning :
Translation of attributive
- German: attributiv
Words that rhyme with attributive
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