augmentative

[ awg-men-tuh-tiv ]

/ ɔgˈmɛn tə tɪv /

adjective

serving to augment.

Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish the augmentative suffix -ón is added to a word (as silla “chair”) to indicate increased size, as in sillón “armchair.”

noun

Grammar. an augmentative element or formation.

Origin of augmentative

1495–1505; augment + -ative; replacing augmentatif<Middle French

OTHER WORDS FROM augmentative

aug·men·ta·tive·ly, adverbnon·aug·ment·a·tive, adjective, nounun·aug·ment·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby augmentative

Augier, augite, augment, augmentation, augmentation mammaplasty, augmentative, augmented, augmented cognition, augmented reality, augmented sixth, augmented transition network

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Example sentences from the Web for augmentative

The MS. has Garees, a word not to be found in the dictionary, but evidently an augmentative of gara, a heron.
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown
The augmentative forms, pre-eminently common in the Italian language, often carry with them a depreciating sense.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
A diminutive hardly seems the right kind of word under the circumstances; an augmentative would, perhaps, have been better.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
Note:—The rle of augmentative and diminutive suffixes in English is vastly less important than in Italian.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori

For the word wizard, from witch, see the section on augmentative forms.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for augmentative

augmentative

/ (ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv) /

adjective

tending or able to augment

grammar

denoting an affix that may be added to a word to convey the meaning large or great; for example, the suffix -ote in Spanish, where hombre means man and hombrote big man
denoting a word formed by the addition of an augmentative affix

noun

grammar an augmentative word or affix

Compare (for senses 2, 3): diminutive

Derived forms of augmentative

augmentatively, adverb

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单词	augmentative
释义	augmentative [ awg-men-tuh-tiv ] / ɔgˈmɛn tə tɪv / adjective serving to augment. Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish the augmentative suffix -ón is added to a word (as silla “chair”) to indicate increased size, as in sillón “armchair.” noun Grammar. an augmentative element or formation. Origin of augmentative 1495–1505; augment + -ative; replacing augmentatif<Middle French OTHER WORDS FROM augmentative aug·men·ta·tive·ly, adverbnon·aug·ment·a·tive, adjective, nounun·aug·ment·a·tive, adjective Words nearby augmentative Augier, augite, augment, augmentation, augmentation mammaplasty, augmentative, augmented, augmented cognition, augmented reality, augmented sixth, augmented transition network Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for augmentative The MS. has Garees, a word not to be found in the dictionary, but evidently an augmentative of gara, a heron. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499\|Unknown The augmentative forms, pre-eminently common in the Italian language, often carry with them a depreciating sense. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham A diminutive hardly seems the right kind of word under the circumstances; an augmentative would, perhaps, have been better. A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)\|Georges Perrot Note:—The rle of augmentative and diminutive suffixes in English is vastly less important than in Italian. Montessori Elementary Materials\|Maria Montessori For the word wizard, from witch, see the section on augmentative forms. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for augmentative augmentative / (ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv) / adjective tending or able to augment grammar denoting an affix that may be added to a word to convey the meaning large or great; for example, the suffix -ote in Spanish, where hombre means man and hombrote big man denoting a word formed by the addition of an augmentative affix noun grammar an augmentative word or affix Compare (for senses 2, 3): diminutive Derived forms of augmentative augmentatively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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