Restrictiveness (Noun)
Meaning 1
A grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat').
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The restrictiveness in some language rules can limit creativity and free expression among writers.
- The linguist analyzed the data to see how the restrictiveness of certain words affected the overall meaning of the sentence.
- The phrase 'big red car' is a better description than 'car' because of its increased restrictiveness.
- Researchers studied how children use restrictiveness when learning new words and forming sentences.
- Increased restrictiveness in definitions can help to avoid confusion when communicating ideas.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.