1. Plural of augmentative; words or affixes that express an increase in size, intensity, or degree.
Usage: linguistics term; commonly used in morphology and grammar studies
2. In linguistics, affixes or words that modify a root word to indicate something larger, more intense, or more extreme.
Usage: technical; grammar and language study

Examples

• In Spanish, augmentatives like '-ón' and '-ota' are added to nouns to show larger size.
• The study of augmentatives helps linguists understand how languages express magnitude.
• Many Romance languages use augmentatives to convey emphasis and emotional intensity.
• Augmentatives are the opposite of diminutives in morphological systems.
• The professor explained how augmentatives function in Italian and Portuguese.
• Children often create augmentatives intuitively when describing something very big or important.