noun🔗Share(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive."In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative."grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun."In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative."grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving the nature of an attribute.""Brave" is an attributive adjective when used to describe a firefighter, as it highlights a key quality associated with that profession. "grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareServing to express an attribute of an object."In the phrase "red car," the adjective "red" is attributive, describing a characteristic of the car. "grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
