attributiveness

  • 1attributiveness — See attributively. * * * …

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  • 2attributiveness — noun The state or quality of being attributive …

    Wiktionary

  • 3attributiveness — attribˈutiveness n. • • • Main Entry: ↑attribute …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4attributive — attributively, adv. attributiveness, n. /euh trib yeuh tiv/, adj. 1. pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute. 2. Gram. of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually… …

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  • 5attributive — (adj.) c.1600, from Fr. attributif, from stem of L. attributus (see ATTRIBUTE (Cf. attribute) (v.)). As a noun, in grammar, from 1750. Related: Attributively; attributiveness …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6attributive — /əˈtrɪbjətɪv/ (say uh tribyuhtiv) adjective 1. relating to or having the character of attribution or an attribute. 2. Grammar expressing an attribute; (in English) applied typically to adjectives which precede the noun they modify. Compare… …