Alienans
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈeɪli.ənænz/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Alienans is an adjective meaning (rhetoric, philosophy) An alienans adjective.
Meaning
(rhetoric, philosophy) An alienans adjective.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric, philosophy, of a grammatical modifier, especially an adjective) Negating, denying, modifying, or casting doubt on the applicability of its modificand.
Example Sentences
Because a "decoy duck" is not a duck, "decoy" is an alienans adjective.
The newspaper never called him "the murderer", always "the alleged murderer", but the alienans adjective didn't help very much: the word "murderer" is all people saw.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include negative, abnegative, negatival, denegative, negatory, anankastic.
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