nounaladj.

Brit.

/ˈnaʊnl/, U.S.

/ˈnaʊn(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noun n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < noun n. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier nominal adj.

1. Grammar. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a noun or nouns; that functions as a noun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adjective]

substantivea1398

substantivatec1400

nominalc1450

substantival1796

nounal1871

nouny1926

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 261 When verbs are presentive, they are so precisely in proportion to the amount of nounal stuff that is mixed up in their constitution.

1883 J. W. F. Rogers Gram. & Logic 65 A phrase formed of to and an infinitive noun may be either Nounal, Adjectival or Adverbial.

1929 Science 17 May 521 Elsewhere I have suggested the use of the nounal adjective hull in place of the participial adjective hulled in describing barley that retains the hulls.

1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts xiii. 292 The demonstratives have very considerable nounal use. This is fun... Who's that?

1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 June c5 We journalists are suffering an unseemly spate of adjectival excess, of adverbial inflation, of nounal anemia. We are word weary.

2000 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 9 Dec. 8 You don't tend to hear such levels of verbal (and nounal and adjectival) abuse used by the leather elbow patch crowd working at the National Gallery.

2. Of a literary style: characterized by a high proportion of nouns. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [adjective] > other specific style

judicial1532

heroic1590

judiciary1603

wild1645

heroi-comic1708

mock-heroic1708

heroi-comical1712

flebilea1734

prosai-comi-epic1749

lusory1779

sulphureous1791

harlequinic1804

mock-heroical1825

newspaperish1825

marmoreal1892

kailyard1895

freestyle1906

paperback1921

nouny1926

Time-ese1947

nounal1952

kitchen sink1959

effectist1961

writerly1974

dirty realist1984

1952 Scrutiny 18 iv. 306 That same test on Milton generally bears out her observation that Milton is predominantly nounal and adjectival in the sense of described scenery rather than re-enacted experience.

Derivatives

ˈnounally adv. as a noun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adverb]

substantivelya1500

nominallya1665

substantivally1844

nounally1871

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue iv. 182 The sporting world employs the word nounally.

1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts xiii. 292 But demonstratives used nounally of people can be emotional also. That's a good fellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nounal
释义	nounaladj. Brit. /ˈnaʊnl/, U.S. /ˈnaʊn(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noun n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < noun n. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier nominal adj. 1. Grammar. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a noun or nouns; that functions as a noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adjective] substantivea1398 substantivatec1400 nominalc1450 substantival1796 nounal1871 nouny1926 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 261 When verbs are presentive, they are so precisely in proportion to the amount of nounal stuff that is mixed up in their constitution. 1883 J. W. F. Rogers Gram. & Logic 65 A phrase formed of to and an infinitive noun may be either Nounal, Adjectival or Adverbial. 1929 Science 17 May 521 Elsewhere I have suggested the use of the nounal adjective hull in place of the participial adjective hulled in describing barley that retains the hulls. 1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts xiii. 292 The demonstratives have very considerable nounal use. This is fun... Who's that? 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 June c5 We journalists are suffering an unseemly spate of adjectival excess, of adverbial inflation, of nounal anemia. We are word weary. 2000 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 9 Dec. 8 You don't tend to hear such levels of verbal (and nounal and adjectival) abuse used by the leather elbow patch crowd working at the National Gallery. 2. Of a literary style: characterized by a high proportion of nouns. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [adjective] > other specific style judicial1532 heroic1590 judiciary1603 wild1645 heroi-comic1708 mock-heroic1708 heroi-comical1712 flebilea1734 prosai-comi-epic1749 lusory1779 sulphureous1791 harlequinic1804 mock-heroical1825 newspaperish1825 marmoreal1892 kailyard1895 freestyle1906 paperback1921 nouny1926 Time-ese1947 nounal1952 kitchen sink1959 effectist1961 writerly1974 dirty realist1984 1952 Scrutiny 18 iv. 306 That same test on Milton generally bears out her observation that Milton is predominantly nounal and adjectival in the sense of described scenery rather than re-enacted experience. Derivatives ˈnounally adv. as a noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [adverb] substantivelya1500 nominallya1665 substantivally1844 nounally1871 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue iv. 182 The sporting world employs the word nounally. 1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts xiii. 292 But demonstratives used nounally of people can be emotional also. That's a good fellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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