Transcription
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- [mod-uh-fahy-er]
- /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər/
- /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mod-uh-fahy-er]
- /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər/
Definitions of modifier word
- noun modifier a person or thing that modifies. 1
- noun modifier Grammar. a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction. the immediate constituent of an endocentric construction that is not the head. 1
- noun modifier See dangling participle, misplaced modifier. 1
- noun modifier A person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something. 1
- noun modifier grammar: qualifier 1
- noun Definition of modifier in Technology (programming) An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get". 1
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Origin of modifier
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; modify + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Modifier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
modifier popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
modifier usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for modifier
noun modifier
- adjective — An adjective is a word such as 'big', 'dead', or 'financial' that describes a person or thing, or gives extra information about them. Adjectives usually come before nouns or after link verbs.
- adverb — An adverb is a word such as 'slowly', 'now', 'very', 'politically', or 'fortunately' which adds information about the action, event, or situation mentioned in a clause.
- conditioner — A conditioner is a substance which you can put on your hair after you have washed it to make it softer.
- transformer — a person or thing that transforms.
- alterant — that which alters the state of something
Top questions with modifier
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See also
Matching words
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