ADNOUN

adnoun

(noun) an adjective used as a noun; ā€œā€˜meekā€™ in ā€˜blessed are the meekā€™ is an adnounā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

adnoun (plural adnouns)

(grammar) an adjective used as a noun (sensu stricto), an absolute adjective

(grammar, dated) an adjective

Synonyms

• (adjective): adjective, adjective noun, noun adjective

Anagrams

• nandou, unadon

Source: Wiktionary


Ad"noun`, n. Etym: [Pref. ad- + noun.] (Gram.)

Definition: An adjective, or attribute. [R.] Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott


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