adnoun
1Adnoun — Ad noun , n. [Pref. ad + noun.] (Gram.) An adjective, or attribute. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
2Adnoun — In linguistics, an adnoun is a kind of lexical category. In English, it is a word that is usually an adjective, but is being used as a noun.cite web | url=http://phrontistery.info/a.html | title=List of unusual words | work=The Phrontistery |… …
3adnoun — noun an adjective used as a noun meek in blessed are the meek is an adnoun • Hypernyms: ↑common noun …
4adnoun — /ad nown /, n. Gram. an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective. [1745 55; AD(JECTIVE) + NOUN] * * * …
5adnoun — noun An adjective used as a noun. See Also: adnominal …
6adnoun — n. adjective used as noun …
7adname — † ˈadname Obs. [f. L. ad to + name n. an englishing of mod.L. adnōmen and Fr. adnom; see adnoun.] [see adnoun] …
8Adnominal — Ad*nom i*nal, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.) Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun. Gibbs. {Ad*nom i*nal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
9Adnominally — Adnominal Ad*nom i*nal, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.) Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun. Gibbs. {Ad*nom i*nal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
10adnominal — /ad nom euh nl/, Gram. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor s in the mayor s reputation. 2. of or pertaining to an adnoun. n. 3. a word or… …
