postnoun

P3O1S1T1N1O1U1N1
/ˌpoʊstˈnaʊn//ˈpoʊstnaʊn/

adjective

Following a noun.

Similar
postnominal
OriginEnglish noun ← Middle English noun ← Anglo-Norman noun, non, nom →
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Meanings

adjectivepostnoun (not comparable)

alternative post-noun

  1. not comparablegrammarFollowing a noun.

    Synonyms: postnominal

nounpostnoun (plural postnouns)

plural postnouns · alternative post-noun

  1. Korean linguisticsa particle which follows a noun.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFollowing a noun.

Similar
postnominal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  8. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  9. Latinnōmen
  10. Anglo-Normannoun, non, nom
  11. Middle Englishnoun
  12. Englishnoun
  13. Englishpostnoun

From post- + noun.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with postnoun

downtowndowntownnounclowngownuptowndrownfrowncrayonrenownpronoundownerounlownbounAlabama-Quassarte Tribal TownCathedraltownchange downclose downembrownget downlow-downmummy brown
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Cite this entry
APA

postnoun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnoun

MLA

“postnoun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnoun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postnoun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnoun.

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