Thesaurus: adjunct

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1. a. Conjoined; attending; consequent.
2. n. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.
3. n. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate.
4. n. A word or word/words">words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."
5. n. A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.
6. n. A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.
7. adj. furnishing added support
8. adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
9. n. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
10. n. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
11. n. a word/construction">construction that can be used to word/extend">extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
12. Conjoined; attending; consequent. Though that my death were adjunct to my act. Shak. Adjunct notes (Mus.), short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes. 1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak. 2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton. 3. (Gram.) A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History." 4. (Metaph.) A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind. 5. (Mus.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.