Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adjectival noun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: ad-jec-ti-val -noun
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A noun used as an adjective.

noun

A specific part of speech, categorized in Japanese as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi). Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi).

noun

Nouns that have the form of adjectives (often originally adjectives used as nouns).

noun

A nominalized adjective.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: attributive noun, noun adjunct (broadly synonymous)"
"Adjectival nouns are simply identical in form to adjectives of a particular gender and decline accordingly."

Inflected Forms

adjectival nouns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nominalized adjective

Synonyms

attributive noun noun adjunct[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does adjectival noun mean?: A noun used as an adjective.

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