possessive

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 ~ (of / about sb/sth) demanding total attention or love; not wanting sb to be independent: Some parents are too possessive of their children. 2 ~ (of / about sth) not liking to lend things or share things with others: Jimmy's very possessive about his toys. 3 (grammar) showing that sth belongs to sb/sth: possessive pronouns (= yours, his, etc.) possessively adverb: 'That's mine!' she said possessively. possessiveness noun [U]: I couldn't stand his jealousy and possessiveness. noun (grammar) 1 [C] an adjective, a pronoun or a form of a word that expresses the fact that sth belongs to sb/sth: 'Ours' and 'their' are possessives. 2 (the possessive) noun [sing.] the special form of a word that expresses belonging compareGENITIVE