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Predicative

/pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

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📖 Definitions of "Predicative"

noun

1
(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
2
(grammar) In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.

adjective

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(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.
"In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive."

🔄 Synonyms of "Predicative"

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Word	Definition
predicatenoun	(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

↔️ Antonyms of "Predicative"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
attributivenoun	(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
prenominalnoun	(grammar) That is placed before a noun

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Predicative"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
prædicativenoun	Obsolete spelling of predicative. [(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun from within a predicate.]
endopassivenoun	(grammar, rare) A verb with the form of a passive voice construction, but indicating the state of, or an action toward something other than its subject.
depronominal	(grammar) Deriving from a pronoun.
deponentnoun	(law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
phraseologic	Alternative form of phraseological. [Of or pertaining to phraseology.]
apodictive	apodictic
pronounal	Pronominal.
prefixingverb	The act by which something is prefixed.
antigrammatical	Opposing or flouting the rules of grammar.
prodropnoun	(linguistics, of a language or of some utterances within one) In which certain classes of pronoun may be omitted when they can be inferred.
pseudo-participialnoun	(linguistics) Having the form of a participial of a verb, but for which no such verb exists. For example, for the adjective yellow-bellied there is no corresponding verb "to yellow-belly".
proscriptive	proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
phraseographic	Relating to phraseography.
propheticknoun	Obsolete form of prophetic. [Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.]
prescriptivistnoun	(linguistics) Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.
proprial	(grammar) Relating to a proper noun.
perlative	(grammar) Describes a case, in very few inflected languages, that expresses movement through or along a referent noun, as "along" in "they travelled along the river".
prevaricative	Synonym of prevaricatory.
epimeristic	Pertaining to Greek parts of speech.
semideponentnoun	Alternative spelling of semi-deponent. [Of a verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent.]