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adjective (Adjective)

One of the parts of speech. The Class of Words that conventionally denote Attributes of Objects.

Ontology

SUMO / OBJECTS

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  self connected object  
is subclass of
  content bearing object  
is subclass of
  linguistic expression  
is subclass of
  word  
is subclass of
  adjective  

Coordinate term(s)

adverb  noun  particle  verb 

Related WordNet synsets

adjective
the word class that qualifies nouns
adjective is kind of (all)...   adjective is kind of...  
adjective
a word that expresses an attribute of something
adjective is kind of (all)...   adjective is kind of...   kinds of adjective...   kinds of adjective (all)...  
adjectival, adjective
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
adjectival pertains to noun...  
adjectively
as an adjective; "nouns are frequently used adjectively"
adjectively pertains to noun...  
adjectivally
as an adjective; in an adjectival manner
adjectivally pertains to noun...  
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Axioms (1)

word is exhaustively partitioned into noun,verb,adjective,adverb,particle. 
(partition Word Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Particle)