Associations to the word «Limiting»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
LIMITING, verb. Present participle of limit
LIMITING, noun. A limitation.
LIMITING ADJECTIVE, noun. An adjective that limits a noun; they include definite articles, indefinite articles, possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, indefinite adjectives, interrogative adjectives, cardinal adjectives, ordinal adjectives, proper adjectives and nouns used as adjectives
Dictionary definition
LIMITING, noun. The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
LIMITING, adjective. Restricting the scope or freedom of action.
LIMITING, adjective. Strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.