POSSESSIVE

possessive

(adjective) desirous of owning; “small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys”

possessive

(adjective) having or showing a desire to control or dominate; “a possessive parent”

possessive, genitive

(adjective) serving to express or indicate possession; “possessive pronouns”; “the genitive endings”

genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case

(noun) the case expressing ownership

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

possessive (comparative more possessive, superlative most possessive)

Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.

Unwilling to yield possession of.

Noun

possessive (countable and uncountable, plural possessives)

(grammar) The possessive case.

(grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pos*sess"ive, a. Etym: [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness.

– Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.

Pos*sess"ive, n.

1. (Gram.)

Definition: The possessive case.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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