Meanings
noundescriptive adjective (plural descriptive adjectives)
plural descriptive adjectives
- An adjective that describes a noun.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., ‘a nervous person’ or ‘a musical speaking voice’)
Similar
qualifying adjective
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kuvaileva adjektiivi
- kuvaileva adjektiivitype of adjective
Korean 묘사적 형용사
- 묘사적 형용사 (myosajeok hyeong'yongsa)type of adjective
Cite this entry
APA
descriptive adjective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descriptive%20adjective
MLA
“descriptive adjective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descriptive%20adjective. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descriptive adjective,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descriptive%20adjective.
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