EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschItalianoPortuguêsРусский日本語한국어العربيةहिन्दीTürkçe
🔍

Possessive

noun
/pəˈzɛsɪv/
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) The possessive case.
2.noun(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.
3.adjectiveOf or pertaining to ownership or possession.
4.adjective(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
5.adjectiveUnwilling to yield possession of.
"He is very possessive of his car."

Synonyms

acquisitivegenitivedominantprenominalgreedyourcontrollingproprietorialproprietaryterritorialjealousdomineering

Rhymes With

impressiveaggressiveexcessiveoppressiveobsessiveexpressiveregressivecrescive
🔗 Find words with "possessive" in A2Z Word Finder
The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.