adnominal
[ ad-nom-uh-nl ]
/ ædˈnɒm ə nl /
Save This Word!
adjective
of, relating to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor's in the mayor's reputation.
of or relating to an adnoun.
noun
a word or phrase that modifies a noun.
QUIZZES
WERE YOU BAMBOOZLED BY THE WORDS FROM FEBRUARY?
We understand! Words are tricky that way. Take this quiz on the Words of the Day from February, 2021, to show that you’re far from frumious!
Question 1 of 10
Which Word of the Day means “happening within or being the created world of a story”?
Words nearby adnominal
adnerval, adneural, adnexa, adnexal adenoma, adnexum, adnominal, adnoun, ado, adobe, adobe flat, adobo
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for adnominal
adnominal
/ (ədˈnɒmɪnəl) grammar /
noun
a word modifying a noun
adjective
of or relating to an adnoun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012