noun substantive

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noun substantive

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From Middle English noun substantyf, a calque of Latin nōmen substantīvum.

noun nouns substantive

obsolete A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. Q. What is a Noun? A. The Name of a Thing. Q. How many Sorts of Nouns are there? [...] A. A Noun Substantive, and a Noun Adjective.
Similar: substantive, substantive noun, naming word

Opposite: adjective

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Opposite: adjective

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@misc{noun_substantive_2026,
  title = {noun substantive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noun%20substantive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}