INTRANSITIVITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb

Synonyms:

intransitiveness; intransitivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("intransitivity" is a kind of...):

grammatical relation (a linguistic relation established by grammar)

Antonym:

transitivity (the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb)

Derivation:

intransitive (designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object)