an adjective used as a noun
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adnounan adjective used as a noun
adnounsADNOUN, an adjective used as a noun
participleA word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been)
participlesA word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been)
adnounadjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective
adnounsadjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective
prenominalplaced before a noun, esp (of an adjective or sense of an adjective) used only before a noun
qualifierA word or phrase, esp. an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word, esp. a noun
qualifiersA word or phrase, esp. an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word, esp. a noun
modifierA word, esp. an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g., good and family in a good family house)
modifiersA word, esp. an adjective or noun used attributively, that restricts or adds to the sense of a head noun (e.g., good and family in a good family house)
hendiadysthe expression of an idea by two nouns connected by and (as cups and gold) instead of by a noun and an adjective (as golden cups)
hendiadysesHENDIADYS, the expression of an idea by two nouns connected by and (as cups and gold) instead of by a noun and an adjective (as golden cups)
predicative(of an adjective or noun) Forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house
factive(of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left
theed as a function word with a noun modified by an adjective or by an attributive noun to limit the application of the modified noun to that specified by the adjective or by the attributive noun the right answer Peter the Great
complement(in systemic grammar) An adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad)
complements(in systemic grammar) An adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad)
attributive(of an adjective or noun) Preceding the word it qualifies or modifies and expressing an attribute, as old in the old dog (but not in the dog is old) and expiration in expiration date (but not in date of expiration)
minemy used before a word beginning with a vowel or h this treasure in mine arms Shakespeare or sometimes as a modifier of a preceding noun archaic except in an elevated style
PARTICIPLEVerb form used as an adjective