-
101 arterial
adjective arterial disease; arterial roads.) slagæðar-; aðal- -
102 artful
adjective (clever; having a lot of skill (usually in a bad sense): an artful thief.) kænn, slægur -
103 artificial
(made by man; not natural; not real: artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight?) tilbúinn, gervi- artificiality
- artificial respiration -
104 artistic
1) (liking or skilled in painting, music etc: She draws and paints - she's very artistic.) listrænn; listfengur2) (created or done with skill and good taste: That flower-arrangement looks very artistic.) listrænn -
105 ascertainable
adjective sem hægt er að fá vissu fyrir -
106 ashen
adjective ((of someone's face etc) very pale with shock etc.) náfölur -
107 assumed
adjective (pretended; not genuine: assumed astonishment; He wrote under an assumed name (= not using his real name).) uppgerðar-, falskur -
108 assured
adjective (certain and confident: an assured young woman.) öruggur, viss -
109 asthmatic
adjective andarteppu- -
110 astonishing
adjective an astonishing sight.) furðulegur -
111 astounding
adjective an astounding piece of news.) stórfurðulegur, undraverður -
112 atheistic
adjective guðlaus; óguðlegur -
113 attached
adjective ((with to) fond of: I'm very attached to my brother.) hændur, tengdur, náinn -
114 august
(full of nobility and dignity.) göfuglegur, virðulegur -
115 authoritarian
adjective (considering obedience to authority more important than personal freedom: an authoritarian government.) valdboðs- -
116 autocratic
1) (having absolute power: an autocratic government.) einræðis-2) (expecting complete obedience: a very autocratic father.) ráðríkur, einráður -
117 autonomous
adjective (self-governing.) sjálfstjórnandi, sjálfstæður, óháður -
118 autumnal
adjective haust-, haustlegur -
119 awe-inspiring
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) tilkomumikill -
120 awesome
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) tilkomumikill
См. также в других словарях:
adjective — 1. general. The term adjective was itself an adjective for a hundred years before it became used as a noun for one of the parts of speech. Joseph Priestley, in The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761), was perhaps the first English grammarian to… … Modern English usage
Adjective — Ad jec*tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjectived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjectiving}.] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] [1913 Webster] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adjective — Ad jec*tive ([a^]d j[e^]k*t[i^]v), a. [See {Adjective}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence. [1913 Webster] 2. Not standing by itself; dependent. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective — late 14c., as an adjective, adjectival, in noun adjective, from O.Fr. adjectif (14c.), from L. adjectivum that is added to (the noun), neut. of adjectivus added, from pp. of adicere to throw or place (a thing) near, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad ))… … Etymology dictionary
adjective — [aj′ik tiv] n. [ME & OFr adjectif < L adjectivus, that is added < adjectus, pp. of adjicere, to add to < ad , to + jacere, to throw: see JET1] any of a class of words used to modify a noun or other substantive, as by describing qualities … English World dictionary
Adjective — Ad jec*tive, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See {Adject}.] 1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word used to describe or modify a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. DERIVATIVES adjectival adjective. ORIGIN Old French adjectif, from Latin adicere add … English terms dictionary
adjective — index procedural Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
adjective — [n] word that modifies a noun accessory, additional, adjunct, adnoun, attribute, attributive, dependent, descriptive, identifier, modifier, qualifier; concept 275 … New thesaurus
Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… … Wikipedia
adjective — /ˈædʒəktɪv / (say ajuhktiv) noun 1. Grammar a. one of the major word classes in many languages, comprising words that typically modify a noun. b. such a word, as wise in a wise ruler, or in she is wise. –adjective 2. Grammar relating to an… …