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(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of a noun phrase in which it occurs.

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attributive adjective

Source Word

attributive adjective

Noun

(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of a noun phrase in which it occurs.

Japanese Meaning

名詞句の中心となる名詞を修飾する形容詞

An attributive adjective such as "red" in the phrase "red car" directly modifies the noun and narrows its meaning.

名詞句の中心を修飾する形容詞は、「赤い車」のように名詞の指示を直接限定します。

Sense（1）

(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of a noun phrase in which it occurs.

The word “red” in “the red balloon” is an attributive adjective.

attributive adjectives

（ plural ）