Definitions for 'noun':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word noun. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /naʊn/
US: /naʊn/
Definition 1
(grammar, narrow sense) 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.
Definition 2
(grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /naʊn/
US: /naʊn/
Definition 1
To convert a word to a noun.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: name, nameword, naming word, noun substantive, substantive, substantive noun
