adjective

adjectivenoun

1. a word that describes a noun

   An adjective usually comes before a noun (a red car) or after a linking verb such as be (the car is red).

   countable [C]

   • Happy, tall, and blue are all adjectives.
   • She chose a simple adjective to describe the weather.
   • Adjectives usually come before the noun in English.

   Collocations

   verb + noun use an adjective, add an adjective

See also noun; adverb; verb