Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relational adjective

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: re-la-tion-al ad-jec-tive
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A classifying adjective; an adjective that defines a relation and not a quality, commonly found in (but not exclusive to) languages that do not permit noun adjuncts.

Inflected Forms

relational adjectives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

classifier

Synonyms

classifying adjective

Questions

What does relational adjective mean?: A classifying adjective; an adjective that defines a relation and not a quality, commonly found in (but not exclusive to) languages that do not permit noun adjuncts.

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