"quasi-adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quasi-adjectives [plural]
Etymology: quasi- + adjective Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|quasi|adjective}} quasi- + adjective Head templates: {{en-noun}} quasi-adjective (plural quasi-adjectives)
  1. adjectival noun, a specific Japanese part of speech. Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi). In Japanese grammar, these words are categorized as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi). Synonyms: adjectival noun Related terms: part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives [nominal], adjective, 形容詞: -i adjective (keiyōshi), 形容動詞: -na adjective (keiyō dōshi), 連体詞: adnominal (rentaishi) Translations (Japanese part of speech): lled-ansoddair [masculine] (Welsh)

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