adjecive

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun, providing information about qualities, quantities, or states. Adjectives can describe color, size, shape, origin, material, mood, or other attributes, helping to tell more about a thing without creating a new noun.

Adjective use falls into two main functions: attributive adjectives appear directly before the noun or after a determiner, as in a red balloon or the old house; predicative adjectives follow a linking verb, as in the balloon is red or the house seems old.

Most languages vary in how adjectives interact with nouns. In English, adjectives generally do not change form for number or gender, and comparatives and superlatives are formed with -er/-est or with more/most. In many other languages, adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, or case, and may place before or after the noun according to rules.

Word order for multiple adjectives in English follows a typical sequence (opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material), though ordering can be flexible. Adjectives contrast with adverbs, which modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, not nouns.

Origin and terminology: the term adjective derives from Latin adjectivus, through Old French; historically it has been treated as a class of modifiers distinct from determiners and verbs.

Note: adjecive is a common misspelling; the standard term is adjective.