attributive

Plural: attributives

Adjective

• of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
  • "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"

Adj

• Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
• Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.

Noun

• An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.

Examples

• In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
• In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
• In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.

Synonyms

prenominal

Antonyms

predicative

Related Words

attribute

Anagrams of attributive