Thesaurus results for NOUN

noun

Definition of noun

as in nominal

as in nominal The word "dog" is a noun.

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Recent Examples of noun Consciousness becomes analogous to a number, a structure, or a pattern — an abstract noun — and its defining feature, the first-person feeling, slips through our explanatory cracks. — Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026 The neuromodulator brand has become a noun, a verb, and a cultural lynchpin. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 3 Mar. 2026 Then, there is linguistic play with parts of speech—nouns recently converted to verbs, verbs used as adjectives. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 These diagrams break sentences down into noun phrases and verb phrases and then further subdivide them into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and so forth. — Steve Nadis, Wired News, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noun

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substantive

Noun

With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
California’s climate agenda mixes the symbolic with the substantive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022