limiting

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
• Syn:
modification, qualifying
• Derivationally related forms:
qualify (for: qualifying), modify (for: modification)
• Hypernyms:
grammatical relation
• Hyponyms:
restrictiveness, apposition

II - adjective

1. restricting the scope or freedom of action (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting
• Similar to:
restrictive
2. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
- the restrictive clause in 'Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause
• Similar to:
restrictive
• Topics:
grammar

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting, modification, qualifying