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nonpossessive

/nɒn.pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

/nɑn.pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

Translations

nonpossessivenoun

nonpossessives

/ˌnɒn.pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

/ˌnɑːn.pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

Used in linguistic terminology to denote a word or form that is not marked for possession.

Additional translations

non-possessifGrammaire : terme spécialisé pour une forme qui n’est pas au cas possessif.

Synonyms

uninvolved person

independent person

unattached person

detached person

unpossessive person

non-possessive person

nonpossessive person

nonpossessiveadjective

more nonpossessive

Comp.

most nonpossessive

Super.

/nɒn.pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

/nɑn.pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

non possessifSe dit d’une personne ou d’une attitude qui ne cherche pas à posséder ni à contrôler autrui.

Her nonpossessive nature made her a great friend.

Sa nature non possessive faisait d’elle une amie formidable.

Additional translations

non possessifGrammaire : qui n’indique pas la possession.

Synonyms

nonpossessivenoun

A word or grammatical form that is not in the possessive case.

"Use a nonpossessive after the determiner in this phrase."

nonpossessiveadjective

Not showing or characterized by a desire to own or control someone or something.

Her nonpossessive nature made her a great friend, as she never tried to control or dominate others.

(Grammar) Not indicating possession; not in the possessive case.

"In \"the books on the shelf\", \"books\" is a nonpossessive noun."