Talk:gardening

Adjective
The "adjective" appears to be simple attributive use of a noun (but note the translations differ). Equinox ◑ 20:46, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Seems worthy of deletion. The definition isn't even correct: "describes items or actions connected with the garden" (rather than with gardening). Almost all blue-linked translations link to noun entries meaning garden (not adjectives). The OED seems to be unique amongst dictionaries in listing gardening as an adjective, although its examples uses are all as noun adjuncts: a Gardning maiden, a solitary gardening man, the gardening world, and their entry hasn't been updated since 1898. —Pengo (talk) 00:07, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

RFV discussion: December 2015–August 2016
Rfv-sense: adjective.

I’m requesting evidence that this is a true adjective and not attributive use of the noun. — Ungoliant (falai) 18:52, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * What is the test for a true adjective? Spinning Spark  22:36, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * See English adjectives. One test that might be useful in this case is predicative use: Is it possible to say, for example, "This book is gardening" to mean "This book is a gardening book"? —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 22:43, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I tend to agree with Ungoliant; see . Donnanz (talk) 10:16, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The above link is to oxforddictionaries.com. I do not see why this particular dictionary should matter all that much. It is not OED. Multiple good dictionaries can be consulted at . Of them, Collins has a dedicated line (b) "(as modifier)" in its noun entry. --Dan Polansky (talk) 10:38, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * So does Oxford, if you don't mind me saying so, but with the orange colour they use it doesn't show up very well. Donnanz (talk) 11:23, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, you're right. So for some reason, Collins and oxforddictionaries.com see it worthwhile to single out the modifier use. --Dan Polansky (talk) 11:43, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The OED itself does indeed have an adjective sense for the word (definition:- that gardens). SemperBlotto (talk) 11:49, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * That's different: a participial adjective. ("Living creatures" vs. "living conditions".) Equinox ◑ 15:15, 21 December 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV failed: no citations provided. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 12:12, 9 August 2016 (UTC)