noun substantive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

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

substantive substantive noun naming word

adjective

substantive proper

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