Metric, is an adjective describing nouns like: measurement, system and tire
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 metric that describes nouns beginning with goal. Sorting of these words is random. In addition the presented vocabulary is split into five topics, just like our entire website. This particular section refers to General vocabulary. You may wonder what is a difference between Verbsearch and other analogus sites. The aim behind our website is to fit the search results as close to your requirements as possible. This means that for the purposes of a business paper the vocabulary will be slightly different than for law discussion. We believe that this split will help you find the most appropriate adjectives. But if you are not completely satisfied with the search results, just check out the second category. Notice that the most common words are presented in the general section, but more specific ones you will find in the other four sections. Note, that if you want to find other nouns that are related to the word metric 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 illustrates and transforms a noun. This part of speech gives 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: a thick book vs a short book
• More details, adjectives enrich a noun with detailed, the descriptive information: a long and cold winter
• A different meaning, each adjective describes a noun with a different but not opposite meaning: a wild animal or an adult animal
So, in other words, adjective brings information of a state or quality of the described noun. It gathers and presents information 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 created by adding a suffix –able to a verb, eg: comfortable. Other consist of a noun and –ful at the end, like cheerful. Some suffixes with examples are listed below.
• - al: seasonal
• - ary: monetary
• - ish: foolish
• - ic: historic
• - less: useless
• - ous: dangerous
• - ive: repetitive
Adjective types
There are several types of adjectives, among others:
• Descriptive:
◦ (size): thick
◦ (color): orange
◦ (opinion): orange
◦ (age): boring
◦ (shape): six
• Quantitative: straight
• Nationality: German
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Last updated: Nov 7, 2024
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