ADJUNCT
Dictionary entry overview: What does adjunct mean?
• ADJUNCT (noun)
The noun ADJUNCT has 3 senses:
1. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
2. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
3. a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
Familiarity information: ADJUNCT used as a noun is uncommon.
• ADJUNCT (adjective)
The adjective ADJUNCT has 2 senses:
1. furnishing added support
2. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Familiarity information: ADJUNCT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADJUNCT (noun)
Meaning:
Something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("adjunct" is a kind of...):
inessential; nonessential (anything that is not essential)
Meaning:
A person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("adjunct" is a kind of...):
associate (a person who joins with others in some activity)
Meaning:
A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("adjunct" is a kind of...):
construction; expression; grammatical construction (a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjunct"):
parenthetical; parenthetical expression (an expression in parentheses)
• ADJUNCT (adjective)
Meaning:
Furnishing added support
Synonyms:
appurtenant; ancillary; adjuvant; adjunct; accessory; auxiliary; subsidiary
Context examples:
an ancillary pump / an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism / The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
Similar:
supportive (furnishing support or assistance)
Meaning:
Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Synonyms:
assistant; adjunct
Similar:
low-level; subordinate (lower in rank or importance)
