nouny

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adjective

Having the characteristics of a noun.

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Meanings

adjectivenouny (comparative more nouny or nounier, superlative most nouny or nouniest)

comparative more nouny · comparative nounier · superlative most nouny · superlative nouniest

  1. Having the characteristics of a noun.

    Within this line of reasoning, then, Tagalog is classified as a language in which adjectivals are essentially neutral between a nouny and a verby interpretation.

    2013, Harrie Wetzer, The Typology of Adjectival Predication, page 240
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    To borrow an idea from linguist George Lakoff, the concept of an “apple” is a more nouny noun than the concept of “light,” which in turn is more nouny than a concept such as “health”.

    2021, Kate Crawford, chapter 4, in Atlas of AI […] , →ISBN

Origin

From noun + -y.

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APA

nouny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nouny

MLA

“nouny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nouny. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nouny,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nouny.

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