What part of speech is signature?

Signature can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. signature is a noun, singular of signatures.
  • 2. signature is an adjective, not comparable.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • Not comparable
    Not comparable
  • Positive: signature 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

What does signature mean?

Definitions

Adjective

signature - distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity.

Verb

signature - A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.
signature - Especially, the name of any person, written with his own hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an autograph.
signature - An outward mark by which internal characteristics were supposed to be indicated.
signature - A resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; -- supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease.
signature - The designation of the key (when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same signature as its relative major.
signature - A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and folding the sheets.
signature - The printed sheet so marked, or the form from which it is printed; as, to reprint one or more signatures.
signature - That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark).
signature - To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures.

Noun

signature - your name written in your own handwriting
signature - a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book
signature - a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
signature - a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"
signature - the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

Examples of signature

#   Sentence  
1. noun This tactic of letters is not merely the modus operandi of these militant islamists inspired by Zawahiri, it is their signature.
2. noun Are you in the office to initial signature pages today?
3. noun Because a number of the declarations and signature pages are not yet available electronically, they have not been included with this note.?
4. noun Hard copies of the Comprehensive Settlement, including all declarations and signature pages, are being shipped tonight via US mail to all parties on the service list.?
5. noun Address this to Robin Gibbs for my signature.
6. noun This place is awesome, with a great ambiance and cool décor, and the food is scrumptious (and especially their signature banana split).
7. noun Everyone can get the signature dish with ingredients and spices that they want and have the fun of watching it cook.
8. noun Please return one set to us with your signature.
9. noun The document bore his signature.
10. noun This letter bears no signature.
11. noun May I have a signature?
12. noun I attached my signature to the document.
13. noun The people were in a line to get the signature of the president.
14. noun 'Guillaume and Lebas' will that not make a good business name? We might add, 'and Co.' to round off the firm's signature.
15. noun In Japan you tend to use your personal seal, but actually a signature would often suffice.
Sentence  
noun
This tactic of letters is not merely the modus operandi of these militant islamists inspired by Zawahiri, it is their signature.
Are you in the office to initial signature pages today?
Because a number of the declarations and signature pages are not yet available electronically, they have not been included with this note.?
Hard copies of the Comprehensive Settlement, including all declarations and signature pages, are being shipped tonight via US mail to all parties on the service list.?
Address this to Robin Gibbs for my signature.
This place is awesome, with a great ambiance and cool décor, and the food is scrumptious (and especially their signature banana split).
Everyone can get the signature dish with ingredients and spices that they want and have the fun of watching it cook.
Please return one set to us with your signature.
The document bore his signature.
This letter bears no signature.
May I have a signature?
I attached my signature to the document.
The people were in a line to get the signature of the president.
'Guillaume and Lebas' will that not make a good business name? We might add, 'and Co.' to round off the firm's signature.
In Japan you tend to use your personal seal, but actually a signature would often suffice.

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