| English adjective: adjective | |||
| 1. | adjective of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | ||
| Samples | Adjectival syntax. An adjective clause. | ||
| Synonyms | adjectival | ||
| 2. | adjective relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law | ||
| Samples | Adjective law. | ||
| Synonyms | procedural | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Antonyms | substantive, essential | ||
| English noun: adjective | |||
| 1. | adjective (communication) a word that expresses an attribute of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modifier, qualifier | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | classifying adjective, comparative, comparative degree, descriptive adjective, positive, positive degree, qualifying adjective, relational adjective, superlative, superlative degree | ||
| Part holonym | adjective | ||
| 2. | adjective (communication) the word class that qualifies nouns | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | major form class | ||
| Part meronym | adjective | ||