ad·jec·tive
 adjective
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- pronunciation:
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tihv
- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, animal, or thing. In the sentence "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective. This word describes the test. Some more adjectives to describe a test might be "easy," "simple," "long," and "important."
Our teacher told us to use more adjectives in our stories. She said that adjectives make things more interesting. |
The word
adjective comes from a Latin word,
adjectiva, which means "added." Adjectives add information to a noun.