a word that describes a quality, quantity, or characteristic of a person, place, thing, or idea
In the sentence “The tall tree”, “tall” is an adjective.
The teacher asked the students to list three adjectives about themselves on the board.
✦ Late Middle English, from Latin adjectivum (nomen) “added (name)”, from adjicere “to add to”.
relating to or functioning as an adjective; added to describe or modify something
The word “running” can have an adjective use in the phrase “running water.”
In some languages, adjective agreement with nouns is required.
✦ Same origin as the noun: from Latin adjectivus “added to”.
