Adnoun
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An adjective used as a noun (sensu stricto); an absolute adjective (nominalized adjective).
- 2 an adjective used as a noun wordnet
- 3 Any adjective. dated
"3. An adjective or adnoun, expresses a particular quality ascribed to a substantive—A good man, a bad man, a studious man, a lazy man—The words good, bad, studious, and lazy, express the particular quality which belong to such or such a man."
Example
More examples"3. An adjective or adnoun, expresses a particular quality ascribed to a substantive—A good man, a bad man, a studious man, a lazy man—The words good, bad, studious, and lazy, express the particular quality which belong to such or such a man."
Etymology
From Latin ad + English noun.
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