Hollow, is an adjective describing nouns like: ball, bang and behind
An adjective is a part of speech, that describes a noun. It enriches a sentence by adding an additional information. There are several types of adjectives and different ways of creating them.
This page is dedicated to the adjective hollow that describes nouns beginning with abyss. Sorting of these words is random. In addition the listed vocabulary is categorized into five topics, just like our entire website. This particular section refers to General words. You may wonder what is a difference between Verbsearch and other analogus sites. The aim of our website is to adjust the search results as close to your needs as possible. This means that for the purposes of a business essay the vocabulary will be slightly different than for law thesis. We believe that this split will let you find the most useful nouns. But if you are not fully satisfied with the search results, just check out the other category. Note that the most common words are presented in the general section, but more specific ones you will find in the other four sections. Notice, that if you want to check other nouns that are linked to the word hollow click on a particular word. However, if you want to learn more about adjectives overall, read the text below.
What exactly is an adjective
Adjective is a word that describes and converts a noun. This part of speech provides more details about a specific person, a place or a thing. Its role is to enrich a noun. However, it can significantly change the meaning of a described noun.
See examples blow:
• The opposite meaning, adjectives change the meaning of a noun: an interesting book vs a boring book
• More details, adjectives enrich a noun with detailed, the descriptive information: a new, unfinished house
• A different meaning, each adjective describes a noun with a different but not opposite meaning: a medical book or a English book
So, in other words, adjective provides details of a state or quality of the described noun. It collects and presents details about object, size, colour, age, shape, origin and many more.
Creating an adjective
This part of speech is formed in different ways. Some adjectives are built by adding a suffix –able to a verb, eg: capable. Other consist of a noun and –ful at the end, like skillful. Some suffixes with examples are listed below.
• - al: regional
• - ary: literary
• - ish: childish
• - ic: athletic
• - less: meaningless
• - ous: enormous
• - ive: productive
Adjective types
There are several types of adjectives, among others:
• Descriptive:
◦ (size): miniature
◦ (color): black
◦ (opinion): black
◦ (age): delicious
◦ (shape): new
• Quantitative: square
• Nationality: American
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Last updated: Sep 19, 2024
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