possessive

English Thesaurus

1. the case expressing ownership (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	oblique, oblique case,
definition	:	any grammatical case other than the nominative (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	attributive genitive, attributive genitive case,
definition	:	a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective (noun.communication)

2. desirous of owning (adj.all)

similar	:	acquisitive,
definition	:	eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas (adj.all)

3. having or showing a desire to control or dominate (adj.all)

similar	:	dominant,
definition	:	exercising influence or control (adj.all)

4. serving to express or indicate possession (adj.pert)

domain category	:	grammar,
definition	:	the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) (noun.cognition)

5. desirous of owning (adj.all)

derivation	:	possessiveness,
definition	:	excessive desire to possess or dominate (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

6. having or showing a desire to control or dominate (adj.all)

derivation	:	possessiveness,
definition	:	excessive desire to possess or dominate (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

7. serving to express or indicate possession (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case,
definition	:	the case expressing ownership (noun.communication)

8. desirous of owning (adj.all)

derivation	:	possessiveness,
definition	:	excessive desire to possess or dominate (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

9. having or showing a desire to control or dominate (adj.all)

derivation	:	possessiveness,
definition	:	excessive desire to possess or dominate (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

10. serving to express or indicate possession (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case,
definition	:	the case expressing ownership (noun.communication)