Possessive

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F.
     possessif.]
     Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating
     possession.
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     {Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case
        of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin,
        or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as,
        Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's
        faithfulness.
  
     {Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his
        name; her home; my book.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, n.
     1. (Gram.) The possessive case.
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     2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive
        case.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  possessive
       adj 1: serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive
              pronouns"; "the genitive endings" [syn: {genitive}]
       2: desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they
          will not let others play with their toys"
       3: having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a
          possessive parent"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "possessive":
     acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, careerist, controlling,
     covetous, dominating, domineering, egotistical, grasping, greedy,
     individualistic, materialistic, narcissistic, niggardly,
     overbearing, personalistic, possessory, privatistic, proprietary,
     remote, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-advancing, self-besot,
     self-centered, self-considerative, self-contained, self-devoted,
     self-esteeming, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-jealous,
     self-occupied, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving,
     self-sufficient, selfish, stingy, ungenerous, ungiving,
     unyielding