Synonyms for attributive


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-trib-yuh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : əˈtrɪb yə tɪv

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Définition of attributive

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French attributif, from stem of Latin attributus (see attribute (v.)). As a noun, in grammar, from 1750. Related: Attributively; attributiveness.
  • As in adjective : noun word that modifies a noun
Example sentences :
  • In other words, let the bodies be regarded as attributive and the forces as substantive.
  • Extract from : « The Approach to Philosophy » by Ralph Barton Perry
  • Like other Participles it may be used either as Attributive or Predicate.
  • Extract from : « New Latin Grammar » by Charles E. Bennett
  • In such an interpretation nearly all the attributive features of these witnesses are ignored.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild
  • We will notice the attributive features of these witnesses as they are related by John in this chapter—that is, Rev. xi.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild
  • Attributive adjectives and adverbs, and their equivalents, are placed before nouns and verbs they modify.
  • Extract from : « The Japanese Spirit » by Yoshisaburo Okakura
  • An attributive adjective is closely attached to its noun and regularly precedes it.
  • Extract from : « An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises » by George Lyman Kittredge
  • Even the attributive judgment is found on examination to be of this nature.
  • Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith
  • Rnams follows its noun as would any other attributive word—“man plural” (whether two or a million) like “man white.”
  • Extract from : « Language » by Edward Sapir
  • Even the attributive judgment, as above noted, is no mere assertion of identity.
  • Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith
  • In the first place, Kant states his problem in reference only to the attributive judgment.
  • Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith

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