modifier (n.)

1580s, "one who or that which modifies," agent noun from modify. Grammatical sense of "word, phrase, or clause which modifies another" is from 1865.

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modify (v.)

late 14c., modifien, "alter, amend, adjust, change the properties, form, or function of;" also "set limits, keep within the bounds of reason; choose a middle course," from Old French modifier (14c.), from Latin modificare "to limit, measure off, restrain," from modus "measure, manner" (from PIE root *med- "take appropriate measures") + combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Related: Modified; modifying.

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Definitions of modifier from WordNet

modifier (n.)

a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb;

Synonyms: qualifier

modifier (n.)

a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising;

modifier (n.)

a person who changes something;

Synonyms: changer

modifier (n.)

a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene;

Synonyms: modifier gene

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Dictionary entries near modifier

modernize

modest

modesty

modicum

modification

modifier

modify

modish

modist

modular

modularity