adjective (noun): a word that describes, identifies, or quantifies a noun or pronoun.
The simple definition is: a describing word. Here are some examples:
- opinion: beautiful, difficult, amazing, terrible
- size: big, small, tall, short
- colour: red, blue, dark, light
- shape: round, square, flat
Just like nouns, you can often recognize an adjective by its ending. There are certain word suffixes that usually show a word is an adjective:
- -ful → beautiful, careful
- -less → careless, endless
- -ive → creative, expensive
- -ous → dangerous, nervous
- -al → educational, national
Note: Not all adjectives have these endings (e.g., tall, short, red). In those cases, you must look at what the word is doing in the sentence.