specifying modifier

specifying modifier (beskrivende adledd/beskriverledd): a modifier in a noun phrase which specifies a quality or property of the referent of the head noun. Unlike classifying modifiers, it does not single out a particular type of referent. Specifying modifiers can be premodifiers or postmodifiers. The meaning of a specifying modifier and the head noun in combination is always predictable from the meaning of the modifier and the meaning of the head. E.g. beautiful garden, comfortable chair, small room. (Examples of the same nouns with classifying modifiers: rose garden, high chair, dining room)