Adjective refers to the describing words that give a specific information about the noun or a pronoun. An adjective modifies the noun giving a more detailed information about it.
When we talk about more specifications, it relates to age (old, young, etc.), size (big, tiny, giant, small, etc.), shape (round, oval, square, etc.), color (grey, fair, black, pink, etc.), other attributes (good, beautiful, smart, bad, ugly, etc.) , etc.
Examples:
- Pretty girl. Here, “girl” is a noun. But to describe it more specifically, “pretty” is used. Hence, “pretty” is an adjective.
- Sumit is an intelligent boy. Here, the specification of the noun“boy” is that he is intelligent. Hence,“intelligent” is an adjective.
- I have an elder brother. “elder” reflects the age of noun “brother”. Hence,“elder” is an adjective.
- Roses in my garden are red. “red” reflects the colour of the noun “roses”. Hence,“red“is an adjective.
- Kusum’s dress was awesome. Word “Awesome” describes the noun“dress”. Hence,“awesome” is an adjective.
- Everyone should follow a healthy diet. Word “healthy” is a specification of the noun “diet”. Hence,“healthy” is an adjective.