attributive

• Se dit d'un adjectif qui se place avant le nom pour le qualifier directement, par opposition à l'adjectif attribut (prédicatif).

Describes an adjective that is placed before a noun to modify it directly, as opposed to a predicative adjective.

1. Placed before a nounC1formal

   Describing an adjective that is placed directly before the noun it modifies, rather than after a linking verb.

   adjectif épithète (antéposé)

   • In the phrase 'red car', 'red' is an attributive adjective.
   • Attributive adjectives often come before the noun they describe.
   • The word 'attributive' itself can be used as an attributive adjective.

   Synonymesprenominal

   Antonymespredicative